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Fall Scenic Drives Near Watertown
Back roads, river roads and plateau loops within easy reach of Watertown.
This guide is being researched and written now. While it is, start with the destinations below or the fall getaways guide.

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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.
IllustrationTug Hill
Copenhagen
A small village on the Deer River at the northern edge of Tug Hill, on the way into some of the plateau's quietest back roads.
IllustrationSt. Lawrence River
Lisbon
Open farm country along the river between Ogdensburg and Waddington, made for slow drives and wide October skies.