Three seasons in one region — Cascade larch and Sierra aspen in early October, valley and vineyard gold in November. Typical timing for WA · OR · CA · NV, checked against the state color reports.
Sep 10Oct 1Oct 20Nov 20
Three clocks run the West Coast: golden larch sweeps the North Cascades in early October, the Eastern Sierra's aspen canyons peak days later, and the valleys — the Gorge's bigleaf maples, wine-country vineyards — carry gold deep into November. Tap a pin for our current estimate at each destination, and a link to local trip info.
Tap a white-ringed pin for the latest official report, or anywhere else for typical peak week.