Seasons
Fall in Northern New York
Where to stay, where to drive and when the color usually peaks.
This guide is being researched and written now. While it is, start with the destinations below or the fall getaways guide.
Start with these
Where to go in the meantime
IllustrationTug Hill
Lowville
The Lewis County seat, a farm-country main street on the eastern edge of Tug Hill and a natural base for Whetstone Gulf and the Black River valley.
IllustrationWestern Adirondacks
Cranberry Lake
A big, wild lake in the northwestern Adirondacks, mostly ringed by state Forest Preserve, with a small hamlet, camps and the Cranberry Lake 50 trail.
IllustrationThousand Islands
Clayton
A walkable river village with a working waterfront, the Antique Boat Museum, an opera house and restaurants within a few blocks of the St. Lawrence.