The Adirondack Mountains of Northern New York

Escape to the Adirondacks this fall, where craft beer tours, haunted happenings, and unparalleled fall foliage await!

Go Hiking or Enjoy Fall Events

Fall in the Adirondacks is an enchanting time of year when colorful leaves transform the Adirondack Park into a vibrant paradise. The Adirondack fall hiking season often means less foot traffic on trails, so you can enjoy feeling like you have the view all to yourself for a while. If you're looking to experience the region's array of seasonal festivals and fall events, or in search of adventurous things to do during fall, the Adirondack Region offers the longest fall foliage season in New York State.

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Join a Brewery Tour or Discover Haunted Places

The Adirondacks are home to a wide variety of microbreweries and distilleries offering handcrafted spirits and brews that you can sample on guided tours. From microbreweries with distinctive brews that are renowned throughout the country, to up-and-coming breweries that use ingredients foraged from the Adirondacks to create only-found-here flavors, find a new favorite beer on one of our craft beer tours this fall. Looking for more of a hair-raising experience? Find a few frights and delights when you explore the Adirondacks' top haunted places on a self-guided or guided ghost tour.

The Adirondack Regions

The Adirondack Regions feature over 100 welcoming communities, mountains, lakes, verdant valleys and steep cliffs. Spanning more than six million acres, the Adirondack Mountains are home to the largest protected natural area in the lower 48 of the United States. Like a patchwork quilt, the Adirondacks are made up of twelve distinct regional destinations, each offering their own brand of Adirondack adventure. From the endless canoeing and kayaking in the Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake regions, to the extensive hiking trails of the High Peaks Wilderness in the Lake Placid Region - discover an area as diverse in geography as it is in activities and events. Bicycle between wineries on the Adirondack Coast, or dive to sunken shipwrecks in the Adirondack Seaway near the Canadian Border. You're invited to explore the Lake George Region's family-friendly attractions and discover the Adirondack Tug Hill Plateau's one-of-a-kind recreation opportunities.