CATSKILL FOREST PRESERVE, NY. - OCTOBER 8: Autumn colors come to the forest, marking the change of seasons, as seen on October 8, 2021 in the Catskill Forest Preserve in New York State. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images Samantha House | shouse@syracuse.
com Woodstock, N.Y. — Upstate New York is for lovers, especially in the riotously beautiful fall.
And for twosomes looking for the best place to leaf peep, the Empire State is queen. The Catskill Mountains have been named among the best places in the United States to see fall foliage by Travel + Leisure . The stunning, rugged region dotted with charming, quirky towns was the only place Upstate to make the list of top fall foliage spots.
Three downstate places — Huntington, New York City and the Massapequa Preserve on Long Island — made the roundup. Along with dubbing it a great spot to go leaf peeping, Travel + Leisure crowned Catskills the best place for couples looking to see stunning autumnal colors. Autumn colors come to the forest, marking the change of seasons, as seen on October 8, 2021 in the Catskill Forest Preserve in New York State.
(Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images “New York state boasts some of the most spectacular fall foliage in the U.S.,” the magazine gushed, “and the Catskill Mountains in Upstate New York are practically the perfect fall landscape.
” Travel + Leisure encouraged visitors to take in the Catskills’ autumnal splendor via hike, drive or bike before heading to Woodstock or Livingston Manor for drinks and dinner. (Saugerties, Catskill and Hunter also make for stellar leaf peeping basecamps and date spots in the Catskills.) Travel + Leisure’s list was far from the first time Upstate New York has been recognized as one of the top places in the nation to see fall foliage.
Last fall, four Upstate communities — Keene, Saranac Lake, the Hudson Valley and New Paltz — were rated among the best places to leaf peep in the U.S. by Country Living.
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