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Brattleboro, Vermont fall foliage
In a typical year, fall color in the Brattleboro area peaks around October 16, with the best viewing from roughly October 15 to October 23.
- Typical peak
- October 16
- Best viewing
- Oct 15 – Oct 23
- Color starts
- Around Oct 4
- Leaves mostly down
- Around Oct 29
- Elevation
- 240 ft
2026 foliage season
Typical season
Peak around October 16. Turn on JavaScript to see today’s estimated status and the five-week outlook.
The season at a glance
Bar height shows how good the viewing typically is on each day, from September 1 through November 30. Colors show the stage, from green through peak red to bare.
Open Brattleboro on the foliage mapWhere to see the color around Brattleboro
Brattleboro sits where the West River joins the Connecticut, with the steep, wooded slopes of Wantastiquet Mountain rising across the river in New Hampshire. Just west of downtown, the Creamery Covered Bridge, built in 1879, crosses Whetstone Brook beside Route 9. The surrounding West River valley turns late in the Vermont season, often well after the high country has passed peak.
Scenic drive
Route 30 follows the West River northwest from Brattleboro. In West Dummerston, the West Dummerston Covered Bridge, about 280 feet long, crosses the river beside the road. Next comes Newfane, the county seat since 1787, with a classic village green and a white courthouse. Past Townshend, with its own large green, the three-span Scott Covered Bridge, built in 1870, crosses the West River below the Townshend Dam, and the road continues to Jamaica, on the edge of the Green Mountain National Forest. Route 9 west leads to Hogback Mountain and on to Bennington.
If you arrive too early or too late
Too early? Still mostly green
Head higher or farther north
Woodstock, VT (53 miles away, farther north) typically peaks about 6 days earlier, and Killington, VT (55 miles away, higher up) typically peaks about 11 days earlier.
Too late? Already past peak
Head farther south
Hartford, CT (75 miles away, farther south) typically peaks about 7 days later, and Boston, MA (84 miles away) typically peaks about 7 days later.
Nearby destinations
- Keene, NHTypical peak Oct 15, about the same time. 15 miles away.
- Shelburne Falls, MATypical peak Oct 17, about the same time. 19 miles away.
- Bennington, VTTypical peak Oct 14, 2 days earlier. 32 miles away.
- Manchester, VTTypical peak Oct 12, 5 days earlier. 34 miles away.
- Williamstown, MATypical peak Oct 15, about the same time. 34 miles away.
Trees you’ll see turning
Common questions
When is peak fall foliage in Brattleboro?
In a typical year, fall color in the Brattleboro area peaks around October 16, with the best viewing from roughly October 15 to October 23. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.
How long does peak color last in Brattleboro?
Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around October 4, and most leaves are down by about October 29.
Is Brattleboro early or late compared with the rest of Vermont?
Brattleboro typically peaks about 8 days later than the Vermont average of Oct 8. It ranks 10 of 10 Vermont destinations from earliest to latest.
What trees color up around Brattleboro?
The main fall color in this area comes from sugar maple, red maple, paper birch, and American beech. See the leaf guide to identify them.
Estimates come from the Leaves.com model of typical years, based on latitude, elevation, and distance from large bodies of water. They are not live observations. How it works.