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.
Normally, on October 14, the fall color at the Spooner Lake State Park backcountry would be at peak. But this year, like many other places, the fall color here peaked earlier than normal. That means much of the autumn foliage here is Past Peak. The good news, though, is that
Spooner Lake State Park Backcountry: Can You Still Find Autumn Color? Read More »
I drove up Kingston Canyon on October 8, 2026 and pulled over into a turnout, in awe of the ribbon of red, orange, yellow, and green aspens that curved along the base of a mountain. The most dramatic autumn color in the canyon right now is just below Groves Lake.
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Although the aspens on Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive are mostly past peak, Great Basin National Park still has some color that will make you go “Wow!”. One of the places where the autumn foliage is peaking is the hillside visible from Mather Overlook on Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive. It looked
Mather Overlook: Autumn Color That Makes You Go “Wow!” Read More »
Mother nature surprised us. When Liz Woolsey from Stargazer Inn and Bristlecone General Store sent us the first report from Great Basin National Park a couple weeks ago, it seemed as if some of the trees in the upper elevations had reached peak and that color might be limited on
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Just before the fall foliage starts in Nevada and Eastern California, you might notice small bushes loaded with yellow blooms. These plants are called rabbitbrush, or more specifically rubber rabbitbrush. The plant also goes by gray rabbitbrush, yellow rabbitbrush, or chamisa. You’ll find it growing along roadsides or covering whole
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