Fall Colour Update

These dates are our best guess for when to see the fall colours this year. Please note, these are just educated guesses based on historical trends. There are many factors that affect when the fall colours will be best for viewing, and these conditions and dates may change slightly from year to year.

• Early fall colour viewing opportunities: September 14 – September 30
• Peak maple fall colour viewing opportunities: October 1 – October 12
• Peak golden encore fall colour viewing opportunities: October 13 – 21

Dorset, Halls Lake & Oxtongue Area

Buttermilk Falls

Best places to view the fall colours:

• Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower 
• Algonquin Provincial Park
• Haliburton Highlands Water Trails – Frost Centre

Best ways to experience the fall colours:

• Discover the Group of Seven at Oxtongue Lake
• See the colours from the water with boat rentals from Little Hawk Resort & Marina
• Get up close and personal with the roaring sound of water at Hawk Lake Log Chute
• Find this great lookout at the end of James Cooper Lookout Trail
• Take the popular Ragged Falls Canoe Trip, a three to four hour paddle offered by Algonquin Outfitters or try a Geology Road Cut Tour where your guide will lead you to several road cuts, pulling off to the side of the road to examine rock formations unique to the area and explaining how they came to be.

Eagle Lake, West Guilford & Village of Haliburton Area

Haliburton Highlands Golf Course

Best places to view the fall colours:

• Skyline Park – Lookout
• Sir Sam’s Ski & Bike – Lookout Tower

Best ways to experience the fall colours:

• Take a walk in the clouds at Haliburton Forest and be one with the fall canopy, and while you are there, check out the Wolf Centre
• One of the best spots for hiking is the Haliburton Sculpture Forest, a unique outdoor collection of sculptures located in the forest of Glebe Park
• Golf at the Haliburton Highlands Golf Club and enjoy the scenic grounds and don’t forget the Pinestone Resort and Lakeside Golf Club
• Discover local artists at the Rails End Gallery and find something to take home with you
  
• The Haliburton Farmer’s Market runs every Tuesday, 10am to 2pm, until Thanksgiving weekend

Gooderham, Harcourt & Village of Wilberforce area

Silent Lake Provincial Park

Best places to view the fall colours:

• • Silent Lake Provincial Park
  • IB&O Rail Trail – Farr Road to Tory Hill

Best ways to experience the fall colours:

• With over 70 lake & over 30 public water access points you can find someway to go every day during this fall season, just ask Deep Roots Adventure
• Still time to create family memories while searching for treasure, learn more about Geocaching Capital of Canada
• Two of the best spots for satisfying your hunger are Agnew’s General Store in Wilberforce and Algonquin Cookhouse in Harcourt
• Explore the rich minerals deposits, unique geological features, and rugged autumn landscapes of the area while enjoying the great hospitality and fine folk of the Highlands
• If you are driving around looking at the colours why not see if you can find these four ghost towns

Village of Minden & surrounding Area

Panorama Park – Lookout

Best places to view the fall colours:

• Panorama Park
• Snowdon Park
• Queen Elizabeth II Provincial Park

Best ways to experience the fall colours:

• Unique to the world, visit the Minden Hills Cultural Centre and find the Art, History and Nature that tells a story and has a large Andre Lapine collection…
• Minden Farmer’s Market runs every Saturday 10am to 2pm until Thanksgiving Weekend
• Find a Walking trail around town and discover a boardwalk in the middle of the village that takes you through a beautiful wetland
• Exceptional golf at Gull River Golf Club or the Blairhampton Golf Club, two of the area’s top courses
• See the colours from the water. Visit the Minden White Water Preserve