Suggested Autumn Foliage Tours
in or near New Jersey
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One should check with Forecast Maps for Autumn Foliage to find the optimal time period when the autumn
foliage is at its peak stage at the area of interest. Some available sample forecast maps for autumn foliage
are:

Yankee Foliage at:
http://
www.yankeefoliage.com/live-fall-foliage-map/

or

http://
smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/


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Day Trips

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New York State:

1. Seven Lakes Drive and Arden Valley Road in Harriman State Park in eastern New York State, Perkins
Memorial Drive up to the top of Bear Mountain State Park for spectacular views, fantastic views from three
Scenic Lookouts along 550-foot-high Cliff of Palisades Interstate Parkway, panoramic view on the Lookout
at highest point on the scenic Storm King Highway (Route 218) and Walkway Over the Hudson (at
Poughkeepsie): Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Autumn_in_Eastern_NY_1.html


2. Hudson River Fall Foliage Day Cruise: Seastreak Ferry offers very nice Hudson River Fall Foliage Day
Cruise along the majestic Hudson River for people to enjoy beautiful autumn colors from Highlands, New
Jersey all the way up to Cold Spring in New York State. The natural beauty of the Hudson Valley earned the
Hudson River the nickname "America's Rhine". The cruise offers vistas and notable landmarks on the Hudson
River including the Catskill Mountains, West Point United States Military Academy, Storm King Mountain,
Bear Mountain, majestic Bear Mountain Bridge, spectacular 550-foot-high Palisades, Bannerman Castle of
Pollepel Island,  the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, the Thayer Hotel at West Point,
Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, the Tappan Zee Bridge, Hudson River Islands State Park, Hudson
Highlands State Park, Walkway over the Hudson, Fort Tryon Park with The Cloisters, Liberty State Park,
and lighthouses along the Hudson River. One of our friends took that autumn day cruise said that it was very
beautiful, especially near Bear Mountain Hudson Fjord area.

Details, including the schedule, of Hudson River Fall Foliage Day Cruise are at the following website:

http://
www.seastreak.com/hudsonriver.aspx?gclid=CNufhIqc-r8CFc1i7Aod6mYAbQ

Seastreak Ferry Marina/Terminal is near Sandy Hook and is at 326 Shore Drive, Highlands, New Jersey
07732, and Phone: (732) 513-5686.


3. Metro North Commuter Train Line (Hudson Line) along east shore of Hudson River between Grand
Central Station in Manhattan and Poughkeepsie, New York State. The natural beauty of the Hudson Valley
earned the Hudson River the nickname "America's Rhine". The line offers vistas and notable landmarks on
the Hudson River including the Catskill Mountains, West Point United States Military Academy, Storm King
Mountain, Bear Mountain, majestic Bear Mountain Bridge, spectacular 550-foot-high Palisades, Bannerman
Castle of Pollepel Island,  the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, the Thayer Hotel at West
Point,  the Tappan Zee Bridge, Hudson River Islands State Park, Hudson Highlands State Park, Walkway
over the Hudson, Fort Tryon Park with The Cloisters, Liberty State Park, lighthouses, many boats, ship and
ferries along the Hudson River. Many people said that the views from this train line in autumn are fantastic,
especially in the morning. (Amtrak also has trains running on this train track along Hudson River.)


4. New York Botanical Garden in autumn: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/New_York_Botanical_Garden_in_Autumn.html


5. Chuang Yen Monastery (Great Buddha, 莊嚴寺) in Carmel, New York State in Autumn Season: Photos
and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Great_Buddha_Hall.html


6. Mohonk Mountain House and beautiful mountain lake at 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, NY 12561,
Information at:

http://
www.mohonk.com/


7. Minnewanka State Park, Scenic Overlook and beautiful mountain lake in New York State:
Entrance Location of Park at:
5281 Route 44-55
Kerhonkson/Ulster, NY 12446
Phone: (845) 256-0579
Set GPS Navigator at Junction of Route 44/55 and Hilbrook Mt. Rd (or Hamilton Point Trail or Millbrook MT
Rd),


8. Storm King Art Center at Old Pleasant Hill Road, Mountainville, NY 10953,
Phone: 845-534-3115, For GPS Navigation System, please use the following address: 1 Museum Road,
New Windsor, NY 12553

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New Jersey:

1. Holmdel Park: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/2013_Autumn_in_Holmdel.html, and

http://
www.shltrip.com/Autumn_Foliage.html


2. Buck Garden, Ravine Lake and Natirar Park: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/2010_Autumn_Colors_in_New_Jersey.html


3. Lake Carasaljo in Carasaljo Park near Georgian Court University in Lakewood, New Jersey: Photos and
information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Autumn_in_Lake_Carasaljo.html

4. Several other locations in New Jersey: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Panoramic_Views_NJ.html

http://www.shltrip.com/More_on_Autumn_Foliage_in_Garden_State.html

The pine barren areas in New Jersey are good areas for growing cranberries. The harvesting of cranberry
on the cranberry bogs in autumn season is quite interesting to watch as shown on my web page at:

http://www.shltrip.com/
Cranberry_Harvest.html

The autumn season is also the migration season for many hawks and other raptors. A good place to watch
massive southward migration of many hawks is the Hawk Watch Platform in Cape May Point State Park as
shown on my web page at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Autumn_Bird_Watching_in_Southern_New_Jersey.html

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Pennsylvania

1. Tobyhanna Lake in Tobyhanna State Park in Pocono in northeastern Pennsylvania: Photos and information
at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Autumn_Foliage_Pocono.html


2. Pine Creek Gorge - Pennsylvania's Grand Canyon and Wallenpaupack Creek: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Autumn_in_Pine_Creek_Gorge.html

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Delaware

1. Winterthur Museum and Country Estate in Delaware: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Winterthur.html

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For 3 or more days of tours:

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New York State:

1. Watkins Glen State Park in Finger Lake Region: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Autumn_in_Finger_Lakes.html


2. Letchworth State Park in Finger Lake Region: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Autumn_in_Letchworth_SP.html


3. Lake George and Lake Champlain: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Autumn_in_Lake_George.html


4. Adirondack Park: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Adirondack.html

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New Hampshire

1. The recommended scenic byway loop tour is in White Mountain Region starting from Lincoln goes north
along Hwy 3, connect to Hwy 302 to go east, then connect to Hwy 16 to go south to Conway. From Conway
get on the famous Kancamagus Highway (Route 112) to go west to Lincoln for fantastic views to complete
the loop.

Detailed description and map are on the following websites:

http://
www.yankeefoliage.com/drives/nhdrive

An equivalent voice description is on the following website:

http://
www.yankeefoliage.com/cms/audio/audio_1277.mp3


Tennessee:

1. Great Smoky Mountain National Park near Gatlinburg, Tennessee and amazing Lookout Mountain at
Tennessee-Georgia border in first week of November: Photos and information at:

http://
www.shltrip.com/Amazing_Lookout_Mountain.html   and

http://
www.shltrip.com/Gorgeous_Caverns_in_Virginia.html