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Our featured states give you great fall color and lots to do in it. Click on the state name for a list of primo hiking, biking, paddling, and leaf-viewing opportunities.

For local info on what's turning right now, call the state hot-lines listed below:

Arkansas
Paddle Buffalo River whitewater, bike the Womble Trail, drive Highway 7, and more
* Late October to early November
* Hotline: 1-800-NATURAL

Colorado
Fish the Roaking Fork, bike the La Platas, Drive the Alpine Loop Byway, and more
* Late September to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-800-COLORADO

Kentucky
Raft the Russel Fork River, hike the Sheltowe Trace Trail, canoe Mammoth Cave National Park and more
* Mid-October to late October
* Hotline: 1-800-225-8747

Maine
Paddle the Penobscot, bike the edge of Baxter State Park, walk with Thoreau in the North Maine Woods, and more
* Late September to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-800-777-0317

Massachusetts
Hike Mount Greylock, paddle the Concord River, bike the Cape Cod National Seashore, and more
* Mid-October to late October
* Hotline: 1-800-632-8038 or 1-800-277-6277

Michigan
Hike Isle Royale, camp on Manitou island, drive through the Porcupine Mountains, and more
* Late September to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-888-MI-4FALL (1-800-644-3255) - starting Sept. 20.

Minnesota
Hike the Mississippi headwaters, bike the Bluff Country, paddle the north shore of Lake Superior, and more
* Late September to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-800-657-3700

New Hampshire Hike the Whites, bike Pisgah State Park, Canoe Great Glen Trails, and more
* Late September to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-800-262-6660 or 1-800-258-3608

New York
Paddle Cattaraugus Creek, hike the Finger Lakes, drive the Seaway Trail, and more
* Late September to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-800-CALL-NYS (1-800-225-5697)

North Carolina
Camp in Cataloochee Valley, drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, raft the Nantahala, and more
* Mid-October to early November
* Hotline: 1-800-VISIT-NC (1-800-847-4862)

Oregon
Bike the Wallowas, hike Mt. Hood, drive the Columbia Gorge, and more
* Early October to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-800-547-5445

Pennsylvania
Watch birds at Hawk Mountain, paddle the Little Grand Canyon, hike Tiadaghton State Forest, and more
* Early October to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-800-FALL-IN-PA

Tennessee
Hike Virgin Falls, fish the Hiwassee, watch the birds and beasts at Reelfoot Lake, and more
* Mid-October to late October
* Hotline: 1-800-697-4200

Vermont
Climb Haystack Mountain, hike Groton State Forest, drive to the Quechee Gorge, and more
* Late September to early October
* Foliage map
* Hotline: 1-800-VERMONT (1-800-837-6668, x11)

Washington
Kayak the Columbia Estuary, view the larches on Blewett Pass, drive the Cascade Loop, and more
* Mid-October to early November
* Hotline: 1-800-354-4595

West Virginia
Hike the New River Gorge, bike Canaan Mountain backcountry, and more
* late September to late October
* Hotline: 1-800-CALL-WVA

Wisconsin
Bike the Wild Goose Trail, drive scenic Door County, paddle the Apostle Islands, and more
* Early October to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-800-432-TRIP

Wyoming
Fish the North Platte River, drive around Devil's Tower, and more
* Late September to mid-October
* Hotline: 1-800-225-5996


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