Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refugeįall photo by Micael Fano ( A spectacular natural oasis within the limits of New York City, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge offers great opportunities for recreation, bird watching and enjoying gorgeous sunrises over the water. Here you’ll reach Tanalian Falls - where the soar of the water is deafening - and the surrounding beauty of autumn is mesmerizing. Then round the bend and head down the gentle hill. Meander through birch groves and up spruce studded hillsides to a stunning view of Lake Clark. Photo by Karen Tucker, National Park Service.įall paints the landscape golden yellow at Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska. Wildlife like moose, deer and songbirds thrive in the refuge’s diverse and picturesque habitats. The refuge - located in southeast Maine near the Canadian border - protects a wilderness of lakes, bogs, forests and more. You can see amazing fall colors at Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge. With so much history and nature to experience, the C & O Canal provides fresh air and fall foliage for all to enjoy. Hiking and biking on the towpath are favorite activities for locals and visitors alike. Photo by Kathi Isserman ( Running 184 miles from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland, the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park offers as much adventure as you can handle. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Field research continues to uncover evidence of prehistoric animals and the first people to settle the continent. You can find more than gorgeous views and amazing wildlife here, though. Photo by Katie Cullen, National Park Service.īering Land Bridge National Preserve in Alaska erupts with color during the short fall season. The refuge also shows off some pretty fall colors. Its fertile forests and some 300 lakes are interlaced with streams, swamps and bayous. Photo by Rita Szabo ( A vital wetland in the Mississippi River watershed, Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas is a haven for a variety of native wildlife and migratory birds. Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge The South Fork is home to 126 bird species, moose, deer and an impressive array of other wildlife. In autumn, the landscape turns shades of gold. The majestic South Fork of the Snake River flows 66 miles across southeastern Idaho, through high mountain valleys, rugged canyons and broad flood plains to its confluence with the Henry's Fork near Menan Buttes.
Photo by Jessica Gottlieb, Bureau of Land Management. Decked in orange and yellow leaves, the forest around the picturesque falls is peaceful and welcoming. An easy drive from Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, the falls are one of the most popular spots in the park. Photo by Jennifer Lhost ( If you’re looking for fall colors on public lands, Blue Hen Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park has to be on the list. Though the area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the horizon is formed by 12,000-foot peaks of the Ansel Adams Wilderness and Yosemite National Park. Because of its high elevation, autumn displays often stand out against the white blanket of early snow. Conway Summit Area of Critical Environmental ConcernĬonway Summit Area of Critical Environmental Concern in California offers some of the most accessible and spectacular fall color viewing areas anywhere in California. A remnant of a lava flow that once covered this region along the western foothills of the Cascades, the "fortress" of Table Rock stands at 4,881 feet above the northeastern portion of this small wilderness. Table Rock Wilderness in Oregon is a steep and rugged terrain with a quiet forest of Douglas fir and western hemlock, crowds of rhododendron on many of the upper slopes and an island of old growth in an ocean of forest. Photo by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management.
The refuge protects a wide stretch of the Rio Grande River where sandhill cranes, geese and other waterfowl spend the winter each year.
Along with changing leaves, late season sunflowers provide a colorful contrast to red-wing blackbirds that swoop and dart through grasses. Photo of a cottonwood and sandhill cranes by Robert Dunn.įall foliage lights up the lakeshore at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
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