Rejuvenate And Relax Amid Beautiful Foliage
This beautiful full-color PDF download will give you:
• Picturesque fall color hotspots throughout the state.
• What you’ll see in each area
• Directions to each beautiful spot.
There’s good news and bad news about the Mount Rose Highway (State Route 431),. If you want to see aspens turning color in autumn, this is one of the closest places to Reno. The good news? There is some fall color. At the upper reaches of the highway, about 50%
Mount Rose Highway Fall Color Report 2026 Read More »
I have fond memories of Great Basin National Park, Nevada’s only national park. There was the time I jumped up on the picnic table to get away from the skunk that wandered into our campsite. My brother called him Hunk the Skunk. Don’t worry, though. That was the only time
Great Basin National Park: How is the Fall Color in 2026? Read More »
Patchy color is showing up at the eastern end of Hope Valley. Hope Valley is in California. But because it’s near Gardnerville, Minden, and Carson City, Nevada, and relatively near Reno, it makes for a convenient autumn drive. That’s why we decided to report on it in Nevada Fall Color.
Hope Valley Starting to Turn Read More »
This year, many maples are changing much earlier than usual in Northern Nevada. Some just have patches of scarlet while others are at least half red. Last year, we wrote about why some maples were changing color in July. But last year the early change was isolated. In 2026 in
First of the Fall Color: Maples of Northern Nevada Read More »
In early June, flowers are adding splashes of color to a few trails in Northern Nevada, as well as one trail that’s a short drive across the state line into California. Where can you find some wildflower color? Here are a few ideas: Fay Luther Trail, Gardnerville As of June
Wildflower Hikes in Northern Nevada and the Sierra Read More »
