Fall foliage trips from Milwaukee
Fall foliage from Milwaukee: the airports closest to the best leaf drives, priced for October 16 to 19, 2026 and the Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving weekend of October 8 to 11, 2027, with the usual peak window for each.
Saved round trips for 2–7 nights, entirely within Sep, Oct, Nov.
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Where to go from Milwaukee
Round-trip totals · Economy · USD · 1 adult unless shown. "From" is a starting total: you pick the return in Axel. Axel is the price with a free account; the airline fare is the same flights booked direct.
| Destination | Why go | Axel | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston (BOS) | Boston for the Kancamagus Highway and the White Mountains, usually at peak in early October | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Burlington (BTV) | Burlington for Stowe and Smugglers' Notch, usually at peak from late September into early October | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Portland (PWM) | Portland for Acadia National Park and the Maine coast, usually at peak in mid-October | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Bangor (BGR) | Bangor, an hour from Acadia's Park Loop Road and Cadillac Mountain, with coastal color in mid-October | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Albany (ALB) | Albany for the Adirondacks, usually at peak in early October, and the Catskills a week or two later | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Pittsburgh (PIT) | Pittsburgh for the Laurel Highlands, Ohiopyle and Fallingwater, usually at peak in mid-October | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Aspen (ASE) | Aspen for the Maroon Bells, where the aspens usually peak in the second half of September | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Denver (DEN) | Denver for the Peak to Peak Highway's aspens, usually at peak in the second half of September | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Quebec (YQB) | Quebec City for Charlevoix and Jacques-Cartier National Park, usually at peak in early October | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Montreal (YUL) | Montreal for the Laurentians and Mont-Tremblant, usually at peak from late September to early October | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Halifax (YHZ) | Halifax for Cape Breton's Cabot Trail, usually at peak in early to mid-October | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Asheville (AVL) | Asheville for the Blue Ridge Parkway: peak runs from the high ridges in mid-October to the valleys late in the month | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Knoxville (TYS) | Knoxville for the Great Smoky Mountains, Cades Cove and Newfound Gap Road, from mid-October into early November | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) | Salt Lake City for the Alpine Loop and Big Cottonwood Canyon, usually at peak in late September | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Bozeman (BZN) | Bozeman for the Gallatin Canyon's cottonwoods and aspens, usually at peak in late September | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Jackson (JAC) | Jackson for Grand Teton's aspens along the Moose-Wilson Road and at Oxbow Bend, usually at peak in late September | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
| Minneapolis (MSP) | Minneapolis for Lake Superior's North Shore, Duluth to Grand Marais, usually at peak late September to early October | No matching fare saved | Oct 16 – Oct 19, 2026 (suggested) | Search these dates |
About these places
Peak color moves with the weather, so check a state or park foliage report before you book. Rockies aspens usually turn in the second half of September, ahead of both weekends here.
Facts checked October 8, 2026. Sources: Aspen Chamber: Maroon Bells (peak foliage often the third week of September) · The Gazette (Colorado Springs): fall drives and hikes, mid-late September for Aspen and Estes Park · Blue Ridge Parkway Association: fall color, mid to late October by elevation · GO Laurel Highlands: foliage typically peaks in the middle of October · Tourism Nova Scotia: top places to see fall colours (Cabot Trail early to mid-October) · Yankee / New England: fall foliage reports and peak map · I Love NY: fall foliage report (Adirondacks at peak the week of October 7 to 13, 2026) · Maine Forest Service: fall foliage report · OPM: federal holidays 2026 and 2027 · Alberta.ca: general holidays (Thanksgiving Day, October 11, 2027)
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