Although summer is the most popular time to visit America’s national parks it is also the season most overrun with tourists, higher admission prices and sweltering temperatures. However, fall foliage isn’t the only thing worth turning out to see during September through November. Visitors can expect to get up close and personal with bears and other animals. Also, visitors should prepare to take out their cameras as the fading light portrays iconic places such as El Capitan in truly stunning
There is no better time to enjoy the nation’s most serene and beautiful parks then when the weather turns crisp.
Acadia National Park, Maine: Fall in Acadia is a celebration of the most dazzling foliage the east coast has to offer. The park is located along the rugged shoreline of Mount Desert Island, whose abundance of spruce, birch and maple trees light up …show more content…
If you visit during the summer you might encounter snow and if you visit during the middle of October it is the start of winter. For ample weather and access to all the hiking trails and no tour groups your best bet is to visit during September according to their site.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina: Visit the nation’s most popular national park. With over 100 species of native trees and over 1,500 species of flowering plants, the park truly come alive with color in the fall.
Yosemite, California: People don’t flock to this beloved California wonder because of fall foliage. The reason to visit the spectacular park located in the Sierra Nevada mountain region is that most of the tourists have gone home. The crowds have dispersed enough by late fall that visitors can get a glimpse of beloved and timeless Yosemite points of interest including Bridalveil Fall, Glacier Point, Half Dome and Mariposa
There is no better time to enjoy the nation’s most serene and beautiful parks then when the weather turns crisp.
Acadia National Park, Maine: Fall in Acadia is a celebration of the most dazzling foliage the east coast has to offer. The park is located along the rugged shoreline of Mount Desert Island, whose abundance of spruce, birch and maple trees light up …show more content…
If you visit during the summer you might encounter snow and if you visit during the middle of October it is the start of winter. For ample weather and access to all the hiking trails and no tour groups your best bet is to visit during September according to their site.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina: Visit the nation’s most popular national park. With over 100 species of native trees and over 1,500 species of flowering plants, the park truly come alive with color in the fall.
Yosemite, California: People don’t flock to this beloved California wonder because of fall foliage. The reason to visit the spectacular park located in the Sierra Nevada mountain region is that most of the tourists have gone home. The crowds have dispersed enough by late fall that visitors can get a glimpse of beloved and timeless Yosemite points of interest including Bridalveil Fall, Glacier Point, Half Dome and Mariposa