Summit County

Some trees are already turning yellow in Colorado’s mountains. Here’s why.

Colorado State Forest Service entomologist Dan West says the first reports of yellowing aspen leaves started in mid-August. By late last week, as sightings of possible fall foliage continued across ...
The Gazette

Colorado's fall colors starting early in 2025, where and when it's best to see the leaves change

Colorado’s fall colors in the state’s mountains are emerging a couple of weeks early in 2025 as yellows and oranges are beginning to appear ahead of the annual September change over. At locations like ...
FOX31 Denver

Fall leaves are changing color earlier this year. Here’s why

DENVER (KDVR) — It’s still summer in Colorado, but the first signs of fall are coming a little earlier than expected. Fall leaves can be seen slowly starting to change in August, with peak season ...
9NEWS

9 hikes where you can see fall colors in Colorado

COLORADO, USA — If you like to wear sweaters, sip pumpkin spice lattes and talk about how “Hocus Pocus” is basically the “Citizen Kane” of the 1990s, then fall is the season for you. And since we’ve ...
Vail Daily

See when and where Colorado’s fall color will peak this year

Tree health, drought, daylight, rainfall, elevation, heat and wind can all play a role in when fall colors hit their peak. This year, the Colorado Rocky Mountains are expected to reach full color in ...
The Denver Post

PHOTOS: Fall colors begin to emerge in Colorado high country

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Fall colors are beginning to appear on aspen trees on Colorado’s Kenosha Pass on Sept. 17, 2025. Circle Sept. 20 on your calendar for peak fall colors in ...
The Aspen Times

What will peak fall colors look like in Colorado this year?

Tree health, drought, daylight, rainfall, elevation, heat, and wind can all play a role in when fall colors hit their peak. This year, the Colorado Rocky Mountains are expected to reach full color in ...