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Fall Colors 2009

Graphic with photos of trees and branches with fall colors.

The Forest Service has activated its toll-free hotline to provide national forest visitors a weekly update on fall foliage color changes throughout the country. The toll-free fall color hotline can be accessed at 1- (800) 354-4595. Callers are greeted with an automated voice system and can hear weekly updates on peak color in different regions of the country. The Northern Region is the first selection (states in the north) on the sub-menu. The hotline will be active through mid-November.

Fall foliage information is also available at the Washington Office website at: http://www.fs.fed.us/news/fallcolors/.

Here is the Northern Region report for October 30, 2009:

Photograph of leaves with fall colors of red, yellow and gold.

The Northern Region includes national forests and national grasslands in the states of Montana, northern Idaho, western North Dakota, and northwestern South Dakota.

This part of the country boasts spectacular landscapes, which are even more picturesque when dressed in fall colors. The show usually starts in the highest country, so we suggest southern Montana for early colors. Western Montana and northern Idaho tend to show color a few weeks later. The appearance of fall foliage depends on when we get our first frost.

Idaho Panhandle National Forest

Priest Lake Ranger District

Despite getting on October 25, Priest Lake still has beautiful, full fall color. In fact, there is fall color throughout most of the Idaho Panhandle.

Clearwater National Forest

The western larchis now in its fall colors of gold. With the backdrop of green pines and firs, the rusts, oranges, reds of underbrush, along with the wheat-colored grasses, the Lochsa is in the height of its beauty.

Please come and enjoy some of our local colors!

Photo by Roger M. Peterson of the larch turning yellow taken on October 16, 2009.

Photo by Roger M. Peterson of the aspen turning yellow taken on October 16, 2009.

This photo was taken north of Spring Creek Campground on the way to Hunters Spring on 10-01-09 by Jody Beasley.

Photo taken north of Spring Creek Campground on the way to Hunters Spring on 10-01-09 by Jody Beasley.

Alpine and larch on Carlton Ridge, photo by Linda Pietarinen.

Photo of St. Mary's area by Ed Snook.

Photo of the Sula area high up by Tanya Neidhardt.

Photo of the Sula area from high up by Tanya Neidhardt.

Photo of the Lost Trail area by Melissa Wegner.

Photo of a red-twig dogwood in fall colors by Jessica Brewer.

Photo of ninebark leaves in fall colors by Jessica Brewer.

Thank you for visiting this web page or calling the Northern Region’s Fall Color web!