Which Midwestern state has the best fall foliage? I live in the south, grew up in New England, and want to take a Midwest roadtrip this October. I'm thinking the UP of Michigan. Any thoughts?
>>2885449Iowa here.I suggest you visit the Loess Hills (in the western part of the state) or the Driftless Area (a little hidden gem).
"Midwest Roadtrip"I don't understand how fucking boring a person could be. Can you be a little more outgoing and go somewhere cool?
it's Ohio. coming from the colonies through the mountains of PA, go into cuyahoga area, the lakes are fine but , then B-line it for cincinnati, check out the "greater cincinnati area" maybe even stuff further outside the 275 loop, not so much the city itself, then go to kentucky. unless you want to catch a ball game then come to cincinnati. kentucky is nice, as soon as you cross the river you see that kentucky is not what you expected, then you can go south and see that wilderness you imagined it was. and then at that point just keep driving theres nothing for a while but then you get to tennessee going to iowa is a fucking massive waste of time and gas and you won't see anything but truck stops don't listen to these guys, keep it close to home, pivot in ohio, you can loop from KY or TN over to the east coast and go back that way
Early October is a great time for a European road trip. You should fly into Rome, rent a car, and drive through Tuscany. You won't see this in Ohio.
Nowhere in the midwest has good fall foliage compared to New England.
>>2885785wtf. this guy is talking about a reasonably cheap roadtrip and you say just go on a big international vacation. but yeah if money and time budget is not an issue listen to this guy sure
Forget the Midwest haters here anon; there's plenty of fall to see, and it's way more spread out, less crowded, and way less expensive than NE fallIdk where you are driving from or how much time you have; NE Minnesota, Northern Wisconsin, and Western Upper Peninsula Porcupine Mountains are pretty peak. Northern Michigan (not UP), specifically the western shoreline from Sleeping Bear Dunes thru Traverse City, Charlevoix, and Petoskey is another good option, although it's flatter you also get Lake MichiganYou should note that fall happens sooner in the UP vs the rest of Michigan too. It also depends how warm the early fall as and the leaves won't change until it gets consistently colder.
does anyone have recommendations for what to see in the driftless area or the dells of wisconsinor the UP of michiganI wonder if maybe this coming hot summer, escaping to the midwest might be a cheat-code to beat the heatI mean, it can't get THAT hot in the UP but I don't need to do a border crossing
if you're deadset on michigan go to cuyahoga falls, it's beautiful, take the upper route through PA and OH into MI. i recommed KY and TN but who cares what i think(the lakes are gay)
>>2885449>going to iowa is a fucking massive waste of timeMost of the state is, but along the Mississippi starting in Bellevue or Dubuque, Iowa driving north towards Red Wing MN is incredibly scenic in October. You could do some city stuff in Chicago and Milwaukee in the same trip. Then head north to door county, WI. To up and around the UP, stop in Mackinac Island. Head south and back towards New England.
>>2885449>>2886011Check out Decorah, IA. It’s tucked away in the NE corner of the state, right by the MN and WI borders.The whole tri-state area up there is peak Driftless region. You can easily cruise along the Mississippi river, hit SE MN (places like Lanesboro) and cross over into WI for some scenic valley driving. October foliage there is unreal, and Decorah itself is a great comfy basecamp with solid local breweries and zero coastal tourist crowds.If you want an actual scenic Midwest road trip, that's the golden zone.
>>2886007I love KY and TN but it gets too hot in the summer.
