Autumn is the best time of the year for anyone who loves to go leaf viewing. Not only do you get the chance to check out some of the best foliage, but you get to enjoy feeling the seasons shifting in real-time.
If you’re ready to see some of the most breathtaking views in Canada: these are the top destinations for any leaf viewer.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Beauty can be even better if you visit a space that’s known for already being visually stunning: during its most incredible time of the year. Fall in Niagara Falls is like a dream, as the massive falls are suddenly surrounded by gorgeous foliage and shifting trees. It’s fantastic and will make you want to move to the area.
Banff National Park, Alberta
If you can pull yourself away from looking at Banff homes for sale, consider driving outside town to look at the incredible forest and leaves in the fall. Banff may be known best as a winter paradise, but it’s stunning in the fall.
The mountains come to life in incredible auburn, gold, and yellow, and locals take the opportunity to get in as much last-minute hiking and skiing as they can before the white peaks get filled out more by snow.
Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is hands-down one of the most beautiful areas in Canada: and Capt Breton is no exception. Driving or biking down Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail is the best chance you’ll have to get gorgeous views of the leaves changing color while they dance against the vivid blue of the coastline.
Check out the Highlands National Park while you’re here, an area that’s full to the brim of some of the best fall foliage and a great place to stop once the air starts crisping up.
Laurentian Mountains, Quebec
If you’re ready for a view that will remind Americans of New England beauty in the fall: it’s time to head into the Laurentian Mountains in Quebec. The leaves change charming hues here, with purply reds and vivid yellows that make the mountains look like they’re on fire for the whole season.
If you want to make the most out of season here, try to go camping before the first frost hits. You’ll get to wake up to the leaves tumbling down around you and enjoy the best views in the country.
Victoria, British Columbia
Although most of the forests surrounding Victoria are evergreen and unaffected by the change of the seasons: you’ll be stunned if you stop in at the Butchart Gardens. These gardens are full of cultivated plants and foliage that are mainly from Japan. In the fall, you can watch as the maples and chrysanthemums change to gorgeous gold and red hues, and feel comfort and peace in how beautiful it is. Although this is a paid garden to visit, it’s worth it once the leaves start changing.
Autumn is the Most Incredible Time of the Year
As the season’s changes and the leaves start to turn brilliant hues of red, orange, and yellow, it’s important to get out there and enjoy it as much as possible. Not only is fall a great way to mark the passage of time, but it’s also the most beautiful time of the year.
