1Getting Around

Deciding how to get around the country to see the gorgeous fall colors is an important part of planning your trip. Do you want to take a road trip with the family? Do you want to sign up with an organized fall foliage tour? Have you thought about taking a train tour? What about considering renting an RV for a family foliage tour in style and comfort?

There are many organized bus and train tours that can deliver you right to the majestic wonders of autumn foliage; simply sit back and enjoy all that nature has to offer!

2Organized Fall Foliage Tours

Organized tours to view the majestic splendor of nature's color palette in full display can be found to fit just about any budget. Consider asking your friends and family members who may have already enjoyed taking a fall foliage tour if they have recommendations for you. Your friends and family members could be great sources of information to help you find the best in fall foliage tours!

• Expedia

  Online travel booking websites like Expedia (www.expedia.com) are not exclusively for locating the best in airfare and hotel rates; you can also find several touring packages. For example, the Fall Foliage Day Tour offered on Expedia provides you with roundtrip transportation to Northern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire with a guide who is knowledgeable and well versed in all things related to the areas that you will tour. With a stop for lunch at a cozy New England tavern and a visit to a lovely apple orchard for fresh picked apples and fresh made apple cider, your tour is sure to be a day full of perfection in enjoying all that nature has to offer. At under $60 per adult, this is an excellent day trip to enjoy beautiful views of the New England fall foliage!



• Escorted Fall Foliage Tours

  For a list of popular and budget-friendly fall foliage tours take a look at Escorted Fall Foliage Tours (http://www.escortedfallfoliagetours.com) to view details related to many kinds of organized foliage tours. They offer a great selection of value tours that can help you to find a good budget-friendly, organized tour that will help you to take in the sights and splendors of autumn. From New England to Canada – there is a tour to fit every need! Why not pack your passport and head across to Canada to take in the incredible sights that Canada has to offer leaf peepers just like you?!

3Keeping It Budget Friendly

If an organized tour is not something that appeals to you, either for personal or for budgetary reasons, then there are many methods of enjoying the fall foliage on your own and within your own budget. Consider a driving tour, in your own car, to take in the splendor of nature at your own speed and in your own time; stay at quaint Bed & Breakfast inns or budget-friendly hotels along the way! Renting an RV that will comfortably sleep every member of your family is an incredibly budget-friendly method of viewing nature's colorful foliage show!

• Maine Touring

  Maine is well known for its stunning fall foliage.  Consider a driving tour all around the state of Maine to take in the sights, smells, and flavors of everything that Maine has to offer you in the autumn. With a week spent touring the vibrant fall foliage in Maine you are sure to return to work feeling refreshed, renewed and with a sense of wonder at how nature can continually impress!

  Visit Maine’s State website (http://www.maine.gov/doc/foliage) for more information about Maine’s foliage - including a fall foliage map.



• Camping In The Ozarks

  Consider spending time camping and hiking in the Ozarks with your family. To find out more information about camping in the Ozarks to enjoy the colors of fall, pay a visit to the Ozark Mountain website (http://www.ozarkmtns.com). Enjoy hiking, biking, horseback riding, and fishing – all while surrounded by the most colorful and beautiful backdrop nature has to offer.



• Fall for Ohio

  Perhaps not the state you would consider to be well known for its vivid fall foliage, Ohio may just surprise you will all that Mother Nature has to display. Once the miserable temperatures of summer recede into a memory, trees all over the State start to make the transition from dark green to a stunning palette of reds, yellows, and oranges.  For more information related to touring Ohio’s fall foliage pay a visit to the Ohio State website - http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/9584/default.aspx.  Here you will find more than information about where to go and where to stay – you will also find excellent maps to help guide you on your fall foliage tour!

4Useful Websites

There are several great websites, run by leaf peeping enthusiasts just like you, that can help to guide you towards finding the best foliage!

• Take a look at Sara's Guide to New York Fall Foliage at http://www.nyfallfoliage.com. This website is chock full of useful information to help you along the way on your fall foliage driving trip. From driving directions, best dates to do your touring, and even great information about where to stay, this website can help to set you in the right direction to seeing all that nature has to offer.


• For information related to fall foliage tours in Vermont, pay a visit to Foliage Vermont (http://www.foliage-vermont.com). With frequent updates and amazing fall foliage photos, this website can even provide you with information related to great places to stay.

There are many choices for viewing the amazing colors of fall; from a New England fall foliage tour to a tour across the border to Canada – your many options for budget-friendly fall foliage tours and trips are sure to offer you something that will appeal to your personal touring tastes! Have a great time and don’t forget your camera!