Natural History Wanderings

Updated October 3, 2010

I recently posted a list of  fall foliage resources for California.   As I realize there are other places to see fall foliage and not be totally California-centric, I have put together a list of  Nationwide, State and Regional websites and hotlines for fall color.  The sites include foliage reports, locations, drives and walks.  Please feel free to suggest additions or corrections in the comment section and I will update the  posting.  I will also add the listings to my permanent Fall Foliage page in the next several days.

Nationwide Fall Foliage Web Links and Hotlines

• Best Fall Foliage Sites in America (List of links and phone numbers for fall foliage in many states)
• State-by-State Guide to Fall Colors About.com
• STORMFAX® Guide to Fall Foliage (List of links and phone numbers for fall foliage in many states)
• Fall Foliage Maps the Weather Channel
• US Forest Service Fall Colors and Fall Color Hotline 1-800-354-4595
• The Foliage Network foliage reports from the northeast, southeast and midwest U.S.
• Nature Photographers Online Magazine Check regional discussion forums for each section of the country.

State and Regional Fall Foliage Web Links

• Yankee Foliage New England reports, maps and drives
• Fall Foliage Scenic Drives in New England – Six of the Best drives
• Maine Foliage reports and locations
• Vermont Foliage reports and locations
• Vermont Living reports and locations
• New Hampshire reports and drives
• New Hampshire reports and locations
• Massachusetts reports and locations
• Boston reports
• Connecticut Foliage reports and locations
• New Jersey reports and hikes
• Pennsylvania reports
• Pennsylvania Pocono Mt. reports
• Ohio reports and locations
• Southeast reports from Nature Photographers forum
• Arkansas Fall Foliage reports and locations
• Virginia reports, locations and festival
• Virginia Department of Forestry reports
• West Virginia reports and drives
• North Carolina reports
• North Carolina reports, drives and information on the Blue Ridge Parkway
• Georgia reports and locations
• Tennessee reports, drive  and hikes
• Tennessee Great Smokey Mt. Association reports
• Ozarks reports for Northern Arkansas and south Central Missouri
• Minnesota, Wisconsin,Iowa and Michigan Drives
• Minnesota reports
• Minnesota reports and locations
• Wisconsin reports
• Rocky Mountain Region reports from Nature Photographers forum
• Utah( Ogden Valley area)
• Utah (southern area) drives
• Colorado drives
• Colorado locations and drives
• Oregon Fall Foliage Blog reports
• California link to an earlier posting on Natural History Wanderings of an extensive list of report and locations links

Hotlines

• Connecticut – 888-CT-VISIT
• Maine – 888-MAINE-45
• New Hampshire – 800-258-3608
• Vermont – 800-VERMONT
• Rhode Island does not have a foliage hotline. However, you can call the Rhode Island Tourism Division toll-free at 800-250-7384 with your fall travel inquiries. Likewise, Massachusetts does not seem to be providing recorded foliage updates this year. For fall travel information, however, you may ask to speak to a travel service representative when you call toll-free, 800-227-MASS.
• Neighboring New York – 800-CALL NYS
• Tauck Tours Autumn Foliage Hotline – 800-214-8209 Hear foliologist Scotty Johnston’s updates and tips on seeing autumn foliage in the Northeast.