Fall Frames
The below ranking shows the top vantage points across America to witness fall colors this season.
| Ranking | Vantage Point | Location | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Lake of the Clouds Overlook | Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park | Michigan |
| 12 | Pawtuckaway Fire Tower | Pawtuckaway State Park | New Hampshire |
| 13 | Windy Ridge Bristlecone Pine Scenic Area | Pike National Forest | Colorado |
| 14 | Table Rock Summit | Table Rock State Park | South Carolina |
| 15 | Molly Stark’s Balcony | Green Mountain National Forest | Vermont |
| 16 | Bryce Point | Bryce Canyon National Park | Utah |
| 17 | Mount Monadnock Summit | Jaffrey | New Hampshire |
| 18 | Taughannock Falls Overlook | Ithaca | New York |
| 19 | Last Dollar Road Vista Points | between Telluride and Ridgway | Colorado |
| 20 | Black Rock Mountain State Park Overlooks | Clayton | Georgia |
| 21 | Perkins Memorial Tower | Bear Mountain State Park | New York |
| 22 | Cannon Mountain Observation Tower | Franconia Notch | New Hampshire |
| 23 | Inspiration Point | Palos Verdes Peninsula (Rancho Palos Verdes) | California |
| 24 | Camel’s Hump Summit Overlook | Camel’s Hump State Park | Vermont |
| 25 | Pinnacle Overlook | Cumberland Gap National Historical Park | Kentucky |
| 26 | SkyBridge Michigan | Boyne Mountain Resort | Michigan |
| 27 | Junipero Serra Peak | Los Padres National Forest | California |
| 28 | Ooh Aah Point | South Kaibab Trail (Grand Canyon National Park) | Arizona |
| 29 | Exit Glacier Overlook | Kenai Fjords National Park | Alaska |
| 30 | Spruce Knob Summit Observation Tower | Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks NRA | West Virginia |
| 31 | Painted Canyon Overlook | Theodore Roosevelt National Park | North Dakota |
| 32 | Humpback Rocks Trail | Blue Ridge Parkway (Waynesboro) | Virginia |
| 33 | Signal Mountain Summit Overlook | Grand Teton National Park | Wyoming |
| 34 | Hawk's Nest Overlook | New River Gorge | West Virginia |
| 35 | Mount Pisgah Fire Tower | Winthrop | Maine |
| 36 | High Point Monument | Sussex County | New Jersey |
| 37 | Laurel-Snow SNA — Bryan Overlook (Raven Point) | Cumberland Trail (Dayton) | Tennessee |
| 38 | Scargo Tower | Dennis (Cape Cod) | Massachusetts |
| 39 | Beavertail Lighthouse | Jamestown | Rhode Island |
| 40 | Heublein Tower | Talcott Mountain State Park | Connecticut |
| 41 | Linn Cove Viaduct Overlooks | Blue Ridge Parkway | North Carolina |
| 42 | Ramapo Mountain Overlook | Mahwah | New Jersey |
| 43 | East Bluff Overlook | Devil’s Lake State Park | Wisconsin |
| 44 | Inspiration Point | Shawnee National Forest | Illinois |
| 45 | Mount Greylock | Adams | Massachusetts |
| 46 | Hyner View Overlook | Hyner View State Park | Pennsylvania |
| 47 | High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary | Shelburne | Massachusetts |
| 48 | Gulf Hagas Rim Trail | Katahdin Iron Works State Park | Maine |
| 49 | Sassafras Mountain Observation Tower | Pickens County | South Carolina |
| 50 | Prospect Terrace Park Overlook | Providence | Rhode Island |
| 51 | Galena Summit Overlook | Sawtooth National Recreation Area | Idaho |
| 52 | Garden Wall | Glacier National Park | Montana |
| 53 | Suspension Bridge | Noccalula Falls Park (Gadsden) | Alabama |
| 54 | Eberhart Point Overlook | Little River Canyon National Preserve | Alabama |
| 55 | Sharp Top Summit Overlook | Peaks of Otter | Virginia |
| 56 | Washington Monument | South Mountain (Boonsboro) | Maryland |
| 57 | Crown Point Vista House | Columbia River Gorge | Oregon |
| 58 | Clifton Gorge Overlook | John Bryan State Park | Ohio |
| 59 | Indian River Inlet Bridge (Charles W. Cullen Bridge) | Delaware Seashore State Park | Delaware |
| 60 | Buck Hill Summit | Theodore Roosevelt National Park (South Unit) | North Dakota |
| 61 | Mogollon Rim Overlook | Coconino National Forest | Arizona |
| 62 | Cohutta Overlook | Cohutta Wilderness (Chattahoochee National Forest) | Georgia |
| 63 | Eagle’s Roost Scenic Overlook | Pere Marquette State Park (Grafton) | Illinois |
| 64 | Mount Scott Summit Overlook | Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge | Oklahoma |
| 65 | Glen Alps Overlook | Chugach State Park (Anchorage) | Alaska |
| 66 | Denali View South | Denali State Park | Alaska |
| 67 | Scenic Overlook | Lost Maples State Natural Area | Texas |
| 68 | Rib Mountain Summit Tower | Rib Mountain State Park (Wausau) | Wisconsin |
| 69 | Ski Apache Gondola Summit Overlook | Sierra Blanca (near Ruidoso) | New Mexico |
| 70 | Waterfall Overlook Platforms | Falling Waters State Park (Chipley) | Florida |
| 71 | Snake River Overlook | Grand Teton National Park | Wyoming |
| 72 | Riverview Park | Hannibal | Missouri |
| 73 | Watchung Reservation Overlook | Mountainside | New Jersey |
| 74 | Blue Mound State Park Observation Tower | near Blue Mounds | Wisconsin |
| 75 | Bluff Overlook on the Sycamore Trail | Hoosier National Forest (near Bedford) | Indiana |
| 76 | Haystack Mountain Tower | Haystack Mountain State Park (Norfolk) | Connecticut |
| 77 | Whitaker Point (Hawksbill Crag) | Ozark National Forest | Arkansas |
| 78 | Blodgett Canyon Overlook | Bitterroot Mountains | Montana |
| 79 | Deception Pass Bridge Overlook | Deception Pass State Park | Washington |
| 80 | Guardsman Pass Overlook | Wasatch Mountains (near Park City) | Utah |
| 81 | Sugar Loaf Bluff | Winona | Minnesota |
| 82 | Pikes Peak Scenic Overlook | McGregor | Iowa |
| 83 | Mount Roosevelt Friendship Tower | near Deadwood | South Dakota |
| 84 | Brasstown Bald Observation Deck | near Hiawassee | Georgia |
| 85 | Dead Horse Point Overlook | Dead Horse Point State Park | Utah |
| 86 | Dee Wright Observatory | McKenzie Pass | Oregon |
| 87 | Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial Observation Deck | Put-in-Bay (South Bass Island) | Ohio |
| 88 | Ruth and Paul Henning Conservation Area Overlook | Branson | Missouri |
| 89 | Bald Rock Boardwalk | Cheaha State Park (Cheaha Mountain) | Alabama |
| 90 | Schnebly Hill Vista | near Sedona | Arizona |
| 91 | Kirby Storter Boardwalk | Big Cypress National Preserve (Ochopee) | Florida |
| 92 | Observation Tower aka “Fire Tower” | Brown County State Park (Nashville) | Indiana |
| 93 | Needles Eye Tunnel / Overlook area | Custer State Park | South Dakota |
| 94 | Rockford Tower | Rockford Park (Wilmington) | Delaware |
| 95 | Waubonsie State Park Scenic Overlook | Waubonsie State Park (near Hamburg) | Iowa |
| 96 | Mather Overlook | Great Basin National Park | Nevada |
| 97 | Rattlesnake Ledge | North Bend | Washington |
| 98 | Old Baldy Overlook | Garner State Park | Texas |
| 99 | Old Fire Tower (Guardian of the Gulch) | Helena | Montana |
| 100 | Caesars Head Overlook | Caesars Head State Park | South Carolina |
| 101 | Black Mesa Summit | Cimarron County | Oklahoma |
| 102 | Point Lookout Overlook | Green Ridge State Forest | Maryland |
| 103 | Lamoille Canyon Scenic Byway Overlooks | Ruby Mountains | Nevada |
| 104 | Blackbird Scenic Overlook | Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway | Nebraska |
| 105 | Red Bluff Overlook | near Foxworth | Mississippi |
| 106 | Blacktail Butte | Jackson Hole | Wyoming |
| 107 | Covert Park, at Mount Bonnell | Austin | Texas |
| 108 | Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge | Mississippi River (Destrehan–Luling) | Louisiana |
| 109 | Oxbow Overlook | Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Unit) | North Dakota |
| 110 | Angel Lake Road Overlook | Wells | Nevada |
| 111 | Lewiston Hill Scenic Overlook | Lewiston | Idaho |
| 112 | Spencer Butte Summit | Eugene | Oregon |
| 113 | Teter Rock | Flint Hills (near Cassoday) | Kansas |
| 114 | Ellis-Porter Riverside Overlook | Jefferson City | Missouri |
| 115 | Tower 7 Observation Tower | Cape Henlopen State Park (Lewes) | Delaware |
| 116 | Capulin Volcano Overlook | Capulin | New Mexico |
| 117 | Petit Jean Valley Overlook | Petit Jean State Park | Arkansas |
| 118 | Eagle Point Park Overlook | Dubuque | Iowa |
| 119 | Konza Prairie Overlook | Konza Prairie Biological Station (near Manhattan) | Kansas |
| 120 | Sandia Crest Overlook | Albuquerque | New Mexico |
| 121 | Enger Tower | Duluth | Minnesota |
| 122 | Indian Cave State Park Loop Road Overlook | Shubert | Nebraska |
| 123 | Hells Canyon Overlook | Hells Canyon National Recreation Area | Idaho |
| 124 | Natchez Bluff Park Overlook | Natchez | Mississippi |
| 125 | Bridges to Buttes Scenic Byway Overlook | Pine Ridge Region | Nebraska |
| 126 | Tucker Tower | Lake Murray State Park | Oklahoma |
| 127 | Chauncey Peak | Giuffrida Park (Meriden) | Connecticut |
| 128 | Longleaf Vista Trail | Kisatchie National Forest | Louisiana |
| 129 | Norbeck Overlook | Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway | South Dakota |
| 130 | Hesitation Point Overlook | Brown County State Park | Indiana |
| 131 | Paul M. Thiede Fire Tower | Brainerd | Minnesota |
| 132 | Grandview Drive | Peoria | Illinois |
| 133 | Jerimoth Hill Summit | Foster | Rhode Island |
| 134 | Torreya State Park Overlook | Bristol | Florida |
