SPACIOUS SKIES CAMPGROUNDS’ FALL COLOR TRAIL ITINERARY

START OUT AT SPACIOUS SKIES BALSAM WOODS IN ABBOT, MAINE. THIS CAMPGROUND IS THE COLLECTION’S NORTHERNMOST PROPERTY AND THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION TO SEE EARLY COLOR.

Trees to see: Maples, birches and oaks
Colors: Yellow, red, brown and purple
Fall foliage timing: early September through early October
Campground closes mid-October; reopens mid-May
Where to next: Spacious Skies Walnut Grove, Alfred, Maine
Drive time: 3 hours
162 miles

HEAD SOUTH AND CLOSER TO THE COAST TO SPACIOUS SKIES WALNUT GROVE IN ALFRED, MAINE, WHERE THE COLORS ARRIVE A LITTLE LATER.

Trees to see: Maples, birches and oaks
Colors: Yellow, red, brown and purple
Fall foliage timing: mid-September through mid-October
Closes Oct. 31; reopens early May
Where to next: Spacious Skies French Pond, Henniker, N.H.
Drive time: 1 hour 36 minutes
75 miles

MAKE YOUR WAY TO SPACIOUS SKIES FRENCH POND IN HENNIKER, N.H., NESTLED IN A FOREST WHERE YOU WILL HAVE A GOOD SAMPLING OF THE AREA’S FALL COLORS.

Trees to see: Maples, birches and oaks.
Colors: Yellow, red, brown and purple.
Fall foliage timing: Late September through mid-October
Open year round
Where to next: Spacious Skies Seven Maples, Littleton, Mass
Drive time: 31 minutes
22 miles

TAKE AN EASY 22-MILE DRIVE TO SPACIOUS SKIES SEVEN MAPLES IN HANCOCK, N.H., FOR SOME CLASSIC NEW ENGLAND CHARM AND SEVERAL QUAINT TOWNS NEARBY. THE CAMPGROUND IS KNOWN FOR ITS FAMILY-FRIENDLY AMENITIES, INCLUDING A CAMPER-FAVORITE WATERSLIDE AND SPLASH PAD– NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CAMPGROUND WATER PARKS IN THE COUNTRY. WHILE THE POOL CLOSES AFTER LABOR DAY, THE GEM MINE, NEW PLAYGROUND AND GAGA PIT, ARCADE, AND FISHING POND KEEP CAMPERS BUSY ALL FALL.

Trees to see: Maple, birch and oak
Colors: Yellow, red, brown and purple
Fall foliage timing: Late September through mid-October
Campground closes Oct. 31; reopens early May
Where to next: Spacious Skies Minute Man, Littleton, Mass.
Drive time: 1 hour 14 minutes
44 miles

AFTER YOU PACK UP, CROSS THE BORDER ON YOUR 46-MILE DRIVE TO SPACIOUS SKIES MINUTE MAN IN LITTLETON, MASS., WHERE THE RURAL FEEL BELIES THE FACT BIG-CITY BOSTON IS JUST 33 MILES AWAY.

Trees to see: Maples, ash, birches and oaks
Colors: Yellow, red, brown and purple
Fall foliage timing: Late September through mid-October
Campground closes Oct. 31; reopens early May
Where to next: Spacious Skies Adirondack Peaks, North Hudson, N.Y.
Drive time: 4 hours 9 minutes
202 miles

AFTER A COUPLE OF SHORT DRIVES, GO JUST OVER 200 MILES TO SPACIOUS SKIES ADIRONDACK PEAKS IN NORTH HUDSON, N.Y., WHERE THE REGION’S FAMED LAKES, MOUNTAINS AND TREES ARE ON FULL DISPLAY.

Trees to see: Gums, oaks, hickories, maples and elms
Colors: Yellow, red and orange
Fall foliage timing: Mid-September through mid-October
Campground closes Oct. 15; reopens mid-May
Where to next: Spacious Skies Woodland Hills, Austerlitz, N.Y.
Drive time: 2 hours 7 minutes
133 miles

THE DRIVE TO SPACIOUS SKIES WOODLAND HILLS IN AUSTERLITZ, N.Y. IS SURE TO BE MEMORABLE WITH RIVER VALLEYS, FORESTS AND STATE PARKS DOTTING THE AREA.

Trees to see: Oaks, hickories, maples and beeches
Colors: Yellow, red and orange
Fall foliage timing: Mid-September through mid-October
Campground closes Oct. 31; reopens early May
Where to next: Spacious Skies Country Oaks, Dorothy, N.J.
Drive time: 4 hours 59 minutes
259 miles

IT’S TIME TO BID A FOND FAREWELL TO THE NEW ENGLAND PORTION OF YOUR FALL FOLIAGE GRAND TOUR AND HEAD SOUTH TO SPACIOUS SKIES COUNTRY OAKS IN DOROTHY, N.J., CLOSE TO THE SHORE.

Trees to see: Oaks
Colors: Reddish brown.
Fall foliage timing: Mid- to late-October
Campground closes Oct. 31; reopens early April
Where to next: Spacious Skies Shenandoah Views, Luray, Va.
Drive time: 4 hours 52 minutes
243 miles

SAY GOODBYE TO THE SOUTHERN JERSEY PINELANDS AND DRIVE INLAND AND SOUTH TO SPACIOUS SKIES SHENANDOAH VIEWS IN LURAY, VA.

Trees to see: Oaks, chestnut, maples, ashes, birches and basswoods
Colors: Red, orange and yellow
Fall foliage timing: Early- to late-October
Campground closes Nov. 15; reopens mid-March
Where to next: Spacious Skies Sandy Run, Fayetteville, N.C.
Drive time: 5 hours 29 minutes
331 miles

NEXT, CROSS ANOTHER STATE BORDER AND HEAD TO SPACIOUS SKIES SANDY RUN IN FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.

Trees to see: Oaks, chestnuts, maples, ashes, birches and basswoods
Colors: Red, orange, purple and yellow
Fall foliage timing: Early- to late-October
Open year-round
Where to next: Spacious Skies Hidden Creek, Marion, N.C.
Drive time: 3 hours 44 minutes
235 miles

NEXT STOP ALONG THE TRAIL IS SPACIOUS SKIES HIDDEN CREEK IN MARION, N.C., JUST OUTSIDE OF ASHVILLE. FALL FOLIAGE LASTS LONGER HERE THAN MOST PLACES ALONG THE TRAIL.

Trees to see: Oaks, maples, birches, poplars
Colors: Rust, gold, red and orange
Fall foliage timing: Early October to mid-November
Open year-round
Where to next: Spacious Skies Bear Den, Spruce Pine, N.C.
Drive time: 42 minutes
28 miles

EXTEND YOUR TIME IN NORTH CAROLINA WITH A SHORT JAUNT TO SPACIOUS SKIES BEAR DEN IN SPRUCE PINE, N.C.

Trees to see: Oaks, hickories, maples, gum and cypress
Colors: Orange, red, gold
Fall foliage timing: Early October to early November
Campground closes Nov. 15; reopens mid-March
Where to next: Spacious Skies Belle Ridge, Monterey, Tenn.
Drive time: 3 hours 47 minutes
218 miles

CROSS THE BORDER INTO TENNESSEE AND HEAD TO  SPACIOUS SKIES BELLE RIDGE IN MONTEREY, TENN., WHERE MORE THAN 500 ACRES OF WOODS, TRAILS, WATERFALLS AND MORE AWAIT.

Trees to see: Oaks, maples, dogwoods, poplars
Colors: Red, orange and yellow
Fall foliage timing: Mid-October to mid-November
Open year-round
Where to next: Spacious Skies Peach Haven, Gaffney, S.C.
Drive time: 4 hours 37 minutes
278 miles

HEAD TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND SPACIOUS SKIES PEACH HAVEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA’S UPSTATE.

Trees to see: Oaks, hickories, maples
Colors: Red, yellow,
Fall foliage timing: Mid-October to mid-November
Open year-round
Where to next: Spacious Skies Savannah Oaks, Savannah, Ga.
Drive time: 4 hours 5 minutes
252 miles

THE SOUTHERNMOST STOP ALONG THE SPACIOUS SKIES CAMPGROUNDS FALL COLOR TRAIL IS SPACIOUS SKIES SAVANNAH OAKS IN SAVANNAH, GA.

Trees to see: Majestic oaks
Colors: Copper, yellow, red
Fall foliage timing: Late October to late November