La Crosse Region

Fall Color Report

Fall in love with the brilliant colors of the La Crosse Region this Autumn!

Autumn is such a beautiful time to visit the La Crosse Region!

As the colors begin to change along the ancient bluff sides, the Region’s vibrancy continues to burst. When you’re ready, visit famous overlooks of the Mississippi River highlighted in reds, oranges, and yellows. Check out the many shops, coffee shops, fine eateries, supper clubs, orchards, and wineries our Region has to offer!

October 28th: The La Crosse Region has passed its peak colors with gorgeous goldens, reds and oranges for the year. The area has now has faded until next year. Enjoy the rest of fall and get some last minute hikes in as we head into the cooler months ahead!
October 21st: Peak will soon be here! The La Crosse Region has finally popped with bright yellows, burnt oranges, and fiery reds. This week should be great for hiking and leaf peeping as it’s warmed back up. Don’t miss the beautiful colors this week!
October 13th: Happy spooky season! We’re getting closer and closer to the anticipated peak fall colors! The La Crosse Region is bursting with bright fiery reds, burnt oranges and yellows and you may still see a few patches of green among the bluffs. Get that beautiful fall hike in before the cooler weather comes in.
October 7th: The La Crosse Region is finally starting to see vibrant oranges and yellows throughout the bluffs. Take a drive or walk downtown and you’ll see fall is in the air. It’s started to freeze overnight and warm up to the perfect cool, fall temps, enjoy the sun and beautiful hiking weather!
September 30th: We hope you had a fun weekend full of fall festivities. It seems summer is still lingering into the beginning of this week, take in the last truly hot days as it will begin to cool down by the end of the week. The trees are still sticking to light greens, and yellows for foliage but patches of oranges can be seen sticking out here and there! We can’t wait for our Region to burst with colors!
September 23rd: We’re falling for this cool autumn air! Enjoy the crisp breeze as it’s perfect for a bonfire and relaxing outside as we enter fall this year. The leaves are patterned with oranges and yellows, but sticking mainly to green foliage as we enter October at the end of the week.
September 16th: The leaves are slowly changing to more lighter greens and yellows! Most of the La Crosse Region is still covered in light and dark green leaves, but don’t be surprised if you see a few orange leaves pop through! We’re still experiencing summer-like weather, but we can’t wait for our region to pop with golden colors!
September 9th: Wow, we had an amazing weekend of cooler weather, we have gotten crisp cool mornings and warm afternoons, perfect for an early morning hike. You may see the leaves are starting to turn a light green along the bluffs, but summer is still lingering. Get ready for some summer-like weather this week!
September 3rd: The leaves are lively dark & light green as we head into September! Now is the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors and a hike as these cool mornings break into hot and sunny afternoons. We can’t wait for true fall weather to be here soon!