{"id":3632,"date":"2013-04-01T12:20:25","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T12:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3632"},"modified":"2018-12-12T10:54:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T15:54:59","slug":"planning-your-new-england-fall-foliage-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3632","title":{"rendered":"Planning Your New England Fall Foliage Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3683\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_3683\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-2-Oct-peak-fall-foliage-along-Kanamagus-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3683 \" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-2-Oct-peak-fall-foliage-along-Kanamagus-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"October peak foliage along the Kancamgaus Highway in the White Mountains of New Hampshire (photo by Jeff Folger)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-2-Oct-peak-fall-foliage-along-Kanamagus-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-2-Oct-peak-fall-foliage-along-Kanamagus-1-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-2-Oct-peak-fall-foliage-along-Kanamagus-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_3683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">October peak foliage along the Kancamgaus Highway in the White Mountains of New Hampshire (photo by Jeff Folger)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You may be wondering why someone is thinking about fall foliage and it&#8217;s barely spring. I&#8217;m Jeff &#8220;Foliage&#8221; Folger and I&#8217;m passionate about the fall foliage season in New England.<\/p>\n<p>On my site, <a title=\"Explore fall in New England with Jeff Foliage\" href=\"http:\/\/jeff-foliage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.Jeff-Foliage.com<\/a>, I&#8217;m always looking ahead to the coming autumn and the colors that it will bring. One of the biggest problems I see in comments and emails is, &#8220;How do I get the most bang for my buck?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>Planning to\u00a0succeed &#8211; 3 simple rules<\/h2>\n<p>Actually, these are more guidelines than hard and fast rules. They are all\u00a0interrelated and if you change one, then the others will change also.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vacation location<\/li>\n<li>Vacation dates<\/li>\n<li>Your interests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It may be self-explanatory but location determines the dates that you go looking for autumn colors. So if I&#8217;m going to visit the Vermont North East Kingdom&#8217;s (NEK) fall festivals, my dates have to be October 1-6. On my site, I keep the dates updated but, as of this early date, the NEK Chamber hasn&#8217;t set them yet.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0542617997214413\" data-ad-slot=\"1076087538\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maybe you were hoping to see the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and the Castle in the Clouds, or a ride on Lake\u00a0Winnipesaukee aboard the Mt Washington paddle steamer \u00a0&#8212;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3684\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_3684\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-28-Sept-grey-barn-Vermont-fall-color.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3684\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-28-Sept-grey-barn-Vermont-fall-color-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Vermont fall foliage color by a grey barn (photo by Jeff Folger)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-28-Sept-grey-barn-Vermont-fall-color-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-28-Sept-grey-barn-Vermont-fall-color-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-28-Sept-grey-barn-Vermont-fall-color.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_3684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vermont fall foliage color by a grey barn (photo by Jeff Folger)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>then you will be looking at October 14. (this is an approximate date).<\/p>\n<p>And finally, if you are hoping to enjoy the wine tours in Connecticut or Rhode Island you will be looking at October 20.<\/p>\n<p>Why should you follow these dates when the aforementioned locations are selected? Because the fall colors in New England start from the north and head to the south.<\/p>\n<h3>Color forecast map<\/h3>\n<p>If you want some help figuring where the color MIGHT be during late September to the end of October, you can check <a title=\"Yankee Magazine's fall forecast map\" href=\"http:\/\/www.yankeefoliage.com\/peak-foliage-forecast-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yankee Magazine&#8217;s fall forecast map<\/a>. I need to point out that this is a rough approximation only, but lacking anything else&#8230; it&#8217;s not too bad.<\/p>\n<h2>Why start planning now?<\/h2>\n<p>First you have to ask yourself, are you able to wing it on your hotel reservation and take whatever you find? If so, you can<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3685\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_3685\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-peak-fall-foliage-on-beaver-pond-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3685\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-peak-fall-foliage-on-beaver-pond-14-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"Peak fall foliage color by Beaver Pond, north of Woodstock, N.H., in the White Mountains of New Hampshire (photo by Jeff Folger)\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-peak-fall-foliage-on-beaver-pond-14-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-peak-fall-foliage-on-beaver-pond-14-125x89.jpg 125w, https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Folger-peak-fall-foliage-on-beaver-pond-14.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_3685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peak fall foliage color by Beaver Pond, north of Woodstock, N.H., in the White Mountains of New Hampshire (photo by Jeff Folger)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>check the VisitingNewEngland <a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?page_id=2058\">Thrifty New England Traveler hotel page<\/a> and plug in your date and location from your smart phone and make a reservation on the cheap and easy.<\/p>\n<p>Now \u00a0if you need extra amenities like a fireplace and hot tub (my wife <em><strong>really likes those things<\/strong><\/em> when we&#8217;re on the road), then you definitely need reservations. \u00a0I have friends who, for the past 17 years, go every year to the\u00a0<a title=\"Emergo farm in the NEK\" href=\"http:\/\/www.travelthekingdom.com\/listing_detail.php?id=303\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emergo Farm\u00a0\u00a0B&amp;B<\/a>\u00a0in Danville, Vt., which they swear by. So if you like a real comfort stop, then you will need to make reservation by&#8230; I&#8217;d say July and August at the latest.<\/p>\n<h2>Are your vacation dates fixed by work schedule?<\/h2>\n<p>Now your job is so much easier. (unless the boss makes you take vacation in August)! Assuming you put in for a set of dates between September 30 and October 31, then you will be able to find a location to fit these dates.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0542617997214413\" data-ad-slot=\"1076087538\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for today, but what about interests &#8212; attractions and events? Well, I have to have something to talk about in my next article about how your interests can impact the dates and locations.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff &#8220;Foliage&#8221; Folger<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/jeff-foliage.com\/\">Visit my explore New England fall foliage blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you enjoyed this fall travel article, you might also like reading:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/fallfoliage.html\">The best New England fall foliage destinations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/fall-foliage-questions.html\">A recommended New England fall foliage scenic drive<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3210\">Where to see New England fall pictures online<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3183\">Where to find apple orchards in New England <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3148\">Phantom Farms embodies the classic New England farm stand<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3078\">Apple cider donuts pair well with fall in New England<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3063\">A fall walk at Walden Pond in Concord, Mass.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=3055\">A fall road trip to Adams Farm in Cumberland, R.I.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may be wondering why someone is thinking about fall foliage and it&#8217;s barely spring. 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