Where to See Autumn Colors in Washington State

October 15, 2024  •  Leave a Comment

Autumn TreeAutumn TreeAutumn Tree "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



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


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