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With the first frosts of the year showing up across Vermont over the last week and recent stretches of bright sun and modest rain, foliage displays have gone to another level and colors are bursting. All stages of color development are now present across the Vermont landscape and there’s something f...

dogheadfalls3457.jpg Fall colors are at almost peak in northern Vermont from the Stowe area and north. Route 100 is ablaze in color on Route 100 north. There has been very little leaf loss and the color should remain great up until at least Friday when the weather changes. Take it in now! Here is D...

Colors are popping all over the northern part of the state. Here is Lake Willoughby this morning

Foliage color in the NEK and in northern Vermont is coming along but not quite at peak. It could be several days before peak is reached. Keep. your fingers crossed for some nice weather to view the colors. Below is a full page link to a panoramic tour of Lake Eden and Caspian Lake outside Barton on ...

This first week of the season has been rather dull. The colors are coming on as they should especially at higher elevations and in the NEK. However with the cloudy days and intermittent rain, the colors have been rather muted except when there have been the occasional sunny periods.Hopefully the wea...

Published on September 26, 2022 Who doesn’t delight in watching a favorite tree’s leaves change each autumn from green to a palette of red, orange, or yellow? This week, we’re watching the process with pleasure and anticipation as color in most parts of the state remains in early stages but beautifu...

Published on September 26, 2022 Who doesn’t delight in watching a favorite tree’s leaves change each autumn from green to a palette of red, orange, or yellow? This week, we’re watching the process with pleasure and anticipation as color in most parts of the state remains in early stages but beautifu...

Just drove from Burlington to Newport in the Northeast Kingdom. Foliage color is right on schedule, maybe coming on several days faster than at the same time last year. I stopped off at Lake Eden which can offer some nice viewing on a sunny day. Unfortunately it was cloudy and rainy . But, you can g...

Thursday was cloudy and rainy with muted colors so decided to look for the best early foliage color on Standard Mountain. If you really want to see good color in the NEK early in the season, then Standard Mountain between Hardwick and Lyndonville is the place to go.

he first day of fall is September 22, and while foliage conditions in Vermont are still in the very early stages, the colors are synced up with the calendar. Things are about to ramp up and conditions on the ground can change fast, so soak up every opportunity to get outside and enjoy the show. Part...

What with the drought and violent weather, one wonders what the colors will be like this season. So far things look like they are progressing as normal with several trees in the northeast kingdom showing color as the normally do at this time. So keep our fingers crossed!

Now that Covid is less of a threat, most of the Vermont Fall festivals are on again. I have attempted to update the list, Please contact if you see any errors! https://www.foliage-vermont.com/fall_festivals.htm

What do you think of this report? Does it reflect the state of color at the time? We have had some reports that it has led to some disappointments. Let us know what you think. We rely on postings here to reflect the true state of the color in various parts of the stare.

This weekly report is from the desk of the Michael Snyder, the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation. While peak color this week will mostly be found in central areas of the state and is coming on strong in Southern Vermont, one of the most noteworthy features of thi...

A wind storm is yet to sweep the foliage color away in the NEK, so there is some good color stilll to be seen. Got this overview of Echo Lake on Sunday.