"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers" is from the book Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery and I could not agree more!
I absolutely love autumn and I always look forward to the chill in the air, the colors changing and getting to wear knit hats whenever I want!
Washington state is a dream location for fall colors! We have heather, huckleberry bushes, tamarack/larches, orchards, maples, aspens, mountain ash, red oak and more that bring us joy!
I'm going to list out some locations for you to venture out this October to see the colors first hand! This is by all means, not an exhaustive list!
Seattle area:
Washington Park Arboretum
Discovery Park
Seattle Japanese Gardens
Kubota Gardens
Bellevue area:
Bellevue Botanical Gardens
Mukilteo area:
Mukilteo Lighthouse
Bellingham area:
Whatcom Falls Park
Whidbey Island:
Meerkerk Gardens
Deception Pass State Park
Anacortes area:
Washington Park
Olympia area:
Yashiro Japanese Garden
The Capitol Campus
Squaxin Park
Tumwater Falls
Federal Way:
Rhododendron Botanical and Bonsai Gardens
Tacoma area:
Point Defiance Park and Gardens
Port Orchard:
Elandan Gardens
Port Gamble area:
St. Paul's Church
Bainbridge Island:
Bloedel Reserve
Snoqualmie area:
Snoqualmie Falls (above and down below)
Northwest Railway Museum
Borst Lake View Point
Yacolt area:
Lucia Falls
Sunset Falls
Moulton Falls
Moulton Bridge
Woodland area:
Cedar Creek Grist Mill
Walla Walla area:
Bennington Lake
Any Vineyard
Spokane area:
Green Bluff
Manito Park
Riverfront Park
Finch Arboretum
Ellensburg area:
Irene Rinehart Riverfront Park
Columbia River Gorge
Longview area:
Sacajawea Park
Mount Rainier/Tahoma area:
Naches Peak Loop (hike)
Tipsoo Lake
Little Tipsoo Lake
Narada Falls
Christine Falls
Reflection Lake
Sunrise
Paradise
Myrtle Falls
Hoh Rainforest
Yakima River Canyon Drive
Stevens Pass Greenway to Leavenworth (US 2)
Deception Falls
Lake Wenatchee State Park
Icicle River Road
Sleeping Lady Mt. Resort
Old Pipeline Bed Trailhead
Tumwater Canyon
Enchantment Park
Waterfront Park
Mount Baker Highway to Artist Point (SR 542)
Nooksack Falls
Picture Lake and Mount Shuksan
Austin Pass/Heather Meadows Visitor Center
Artist Point with views of Mount Shuksan and Mount Baker/Kulshan
Chuckanut Drive
North Cascades Highway to Winthrop (SR 20):
Hurn Field Wildlife Viewing Area
Sutter Creek Rest Area
St. Martin-St. Francis Episcopal Church
Newhalem’s Gorge Powerhouse and Ladder Creek Falls
Diablo Lake Overlook
Washington Pass
Methow Valley
I hope this list gives you a good place to start! I did not include all the details about all of the locations and I trust you can use google to help you out, but PLEASE message me and let me know if you have any specific questions about any of the locations!!!
Grab your camera or camera phone and just gooooo!
Happy Fall Y'all!!!
Lisa