Fall foliage at Blue Ridge Parkway - Photo credit: Unsplash+ License.
Fall foliage does not end when New England reaches its early peak. Several destinations farther south or at lower elevations change colors only through late October and early November.
A new analysis from vacation rental platform Lake.com found that fall color across 100 popular North American lake destinations stretches for about nine and a half weeks, from September 18 to November 22.
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