Vermont Foliage Report: The Golden Age of Vermont Foliage

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Clusters of bright maples can still be found in lower elevations around the state as Vermont’s spectacular foliage season comes to a close.

Colorful foliage remains evident in lower elevation valleys, especially in town and village centers. Meanwhile, hillsides with stands of oak are showing russet to burnt umber in the last stage of fall color.

According to state foresters, river and lake valleys and lower elevations will offer the best remaining color statewide. While this will be the last formal report of the year, we hope you will take advantage of this year’s spectacular fall colors and see the closing act of the 2009 foliage season.

Best Bets: The Connecticut River Valley along the eastern border of Vermont continues to display colorful foliage. Suggested routes include Interstate 91 and Routes 5, 103, 30, and 11 along the tributary river valleys.

In Grand Isle County, Route 2 and shoreline town roads offer some beautiful late season viewing through the Champlain Islands. To the west of the Green Mountains, there’s still plenty of nice color to be seen on Route 7, especially between Middlebury and Wallingford.

In Addison County, suggestions for getting off the beaten track include Route 73 from Sudbury west to Mount Independence, Route 53 around Lake Dunmore, and Route 30 between Whiting and Poultney.

At the southern end of Vermont, other still colorful routes include Routes 7A, 30, 31 and 133, and any of the town roads from Bennington north through Arlington, Manchester, and Dorset to the Poultney and Middletown Springs area.

Look for the first report on next year’s foliage season in September 2010. For more information, visit www.VermontVacation.com.

Colorful foliage remains evident in lower elevation valleys, especially in town and village centers. Meanwhile, hillsides with stands of oak are showing russet to burnt umber in the last stage of fall color.

According to state foresters, river and lake valleys and lower elevations will offer the best remaining color statewide. While this will be the last formal report of the year, we hope you will take advantage of this year’s spectacular fall colors and see the closing act of the 2009 foliage season.

Best Bets: The Connecticut River Valley along the eastern border of Vermont continues to display colorful foliage. Suggested routes include Interstate 91 and Routes 5, 103, 30, and 11 along the tributary river valleys.

In Grand Isle County, Route 2 and shoreline town roads offer some beautiful late season viewing through the Champlain Islands. To the west of the Green Mountains, there’s still plenty of nice color to be seen on Route 7, especially between Middlebury and Wallingford.

In Addison County, suggestions for getting off the beaten track include Route 73 from Sudbury west to Mount Independence, Route 53 around Lake Dunmore, and Route 30 between Whiting and Poultney.

At the southern end of Vermont, other still colorful routes include Routes 7A, 30, 31 and 133, and any of the town roads from Bennington north through Arlington, Manchester, and Dorset to the Poultney and Middletown Springs area.

Look for the first report on next year’s foliage season in September 2010. For more information, visit www.VermontVacation.com.