W
ashington's diversity in the
mountains makes for a spectacular
fall color display. This vivid show is brought
to you by the red vines of the maple and
the golden yellows of the alpines. So, pack
an extra fleece, your camera and a thermos
of hot chocolate, and get ready to fill your
lungs with cool, crisp autumn air and take
in the wonderful palette of fall color.
This list will help you plan your autumn
jaunts.
continues through mid-November. Color
conditions can change on a daily basis.
Before leaving on your foliage-viewing trip,
here are some resources to help you get the
most up-to-date color status:
Parks to enjoy a
cornucopia of color and
get a little exercise
Discovery Park
Maybe the wildest space in Seattle's huge
park system, Discovery Park's seven miles
of trails take you up to windy bluffs, across
open meadows, and directly down to a rocky
Puget Sound beach. A learning center, an
old lighthouse, an FAA radar facility that
looks like a golf ball, and Daybreak Star
Cultural Center manifest the park's name:
what seems like an ordinary in-city day hike
• Washington Fall Foliage
Hotline 1-800-354-4595
• Pacific Northwest Forest
Service Updates
• US Forest Service Fall Color
Information
Fall color in the state of Washington
typically begins in mid-September and often
Fall Foliage
H ikes & Sights
in Washington
