The First Fall
The below ranking shows the top 100 locations to spot early fall foliage colors.
| Ranking | Location | State |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blackwater River State Forest | Florida |
| 12 | White Mountain National Forest | New Hampshire |
| 13 | Franconia Notch State Park | New Hampshire |
| 14 | Roan Mountain | Tennessee |
| 15 | Table Rock State Park | South Carolina |
| 16 | Caesars Head State Park | South Carolina |
| 17 | Adirondack Mountains | New York |
| 18 | Blackstone Valley | Rhode Island |
| 19 | Green Mountain National Forest | Vermont |
| 20 | High Point State Park | New Jersey |
| 21 | Mark Twain National Forest | Missouri |
| 22 | Red River Gorge | Kentucky |
| 23 | Upper Peninsula | Michigan |
| 24 | Bankhead National Forest | Alabama |
| 25 | Brown County State Park | Indiana |
| 26 | Glacier National Park | Montana |
| 27 | Monongahela National Forest | West Virginia |
| 28 | Northeast Kingdom | Vermont |
| 29 | Shawnee National Forest | Illinois |
| 30 | Theodore Roosevelt National Park | North Dakota |
| 31 | Plumas National Forest | California |
| 32 | Trap Pond State Park | Delaware |
| 33 | Denali National Park | Alaska |
| 34 | Lamoille Canyon | Nevada |
| 35 | Lost Maples State Natural Area | Texas |
| 36 | Tallulah Gorge State Park | Georgia |
| 37 | Wallowa Mountains | Oregon |
| 38 | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Ohio |
| 39 | Flint Hills | Kansas |
| 40 | Mount Rainier National Park | Washington |
| 41 | North Rim of the Grand Canyon | Arizona |
| 42 | Allegheny National Forest | Pennsylvania |
| 43 | Arcadia Management Area | Rhode Island |
| 44 | Bitterroot Valley | Montana |
| 45 | Cheaha State Park | Alabama |
| 46 | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | Wisconsin |
| 47 | Grandfather Mountain | North Carolina |
| 48 | Hocking Hills State Park | Ohio |
| 49 | Ozark National Forest | Arkansas |
| 50 | Talimena Scenic Drive | Oklahoma |
| 51 | Wind River Range | Wyoming |
| 52 | Berkshires | Massachusetts |
| 53 | Canaan Valley | West Virginia |
| 54 | Catoctin Mountain Park | Maryland |
| 55 | Cumberland Gap National Historical Park | Kentucky |
| 56 | Ozark National Scenic Riverways | Missouri |
| 57 | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | Utah |
| 58 | Cedar Breaks National Monument | Utah |
| 59 | Connecticut River Valley | Connecticut |
| 60 | Door County | Wisconsin |
| 61 | Mount Hood National Forest | Oregon |
| 62 | North Shore of Lake Superior | Minnesota |
| 63 | Ponca State Park | Nebraska |
| 64 | San Francisco Peaks | Arizona |
| 65 | Tunica Hills | Louisiana |
| 66 | Aroostook County | Maine |
| 67 | Black Hills | South Dakota |
| 68 | Brandywine Creek State Park | Delaware |
| 69 | Grand Teton National Park | Wyoming |
| 70 | Indiana Dunes National Park | Indiana |
| 71 | Kebler Pass | Colorado |
| 72 | Mount Magazine | Arkansas |
| 73 | Davis Mountains State Park | Texas |
| 74 | Lake Tahoe | Nevada |
| 75 | Loess Hills | Iowa |
| 76 | Natchez Trace Parkway | Mississippi |
| 77 | Pembina Gorge | North Dakota |
| 78 | Pikes Peak State Park | Iowa |
| 79 | San Juan Mountains | Colorado |
| 80 | Sawtooth National Recreation Area | Idaho |
| 81 | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | New Jersey |
| 82 | Garrett County | Maryland |
| 83 | Niobrara River Valley | Nebraska |
| 84 | Superior National Forest | Minnesota |
| 85 | Teton Valley | Idaho |
| 86 | Beavers Bend State Park | Oklahoma |
| 87 | Litchfield Hills | Connecticut |
| 88 | Starved Rock State Park | Illinois |
| 89 | Dixville Notch | New Hampshire |
| 90 | June Lake Loop | California |
| 91 | Kenai Peninsula | Alaska |
| 92 | Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve | Kansas |
| 93 | Baxter State Park | Maine |
| 94 | Carson National Forest | New Mexico |
| 95 | Santa Fe National Forest | New Mexico |
| 96 | Kisatchie National Forest | Louisiana |
| 97 | Pisgah National Forest | North Carolina |
| 98 | Tunnel of Trees (M-119) | Michigan |
| 99 | Badlands National Park | South Dakota |
| 100 | Tombigbee National Forest | Mississippi |
