What's Fall Foliage Like Around Greenville?

We%26#39;d like to visit Maine the first week in October. We%26#39;re also interested in visiting Moosehead Lake. What%26#39;s the fall foliage like in this area? Is this a wooded area of the state where there%26#39;s impressive fall foliage? I know we may be off on the best time, but that%26#39;s the only week we can visit. thanks.

What's Fall Foliage Like Around Greenville?

Not a lot of people answering some of these forums lately and although I am from the eastern part of the state I will see if I can help you out. I am not an expert on the Greenville foiliage specifically but I%26#39;m sure that it is like all of our state and has wonderfull foiliage. The Greenville area is very ';wooded'; and very scenic with Moosehead Lake and Mt. Kineo being the focal point.

As for the timing issue it is so hard to tell, it will be very dependant on the weather. For anyone who has a specific time set for vacation in late Septemper or early October you can generally find some good foiliage somewhere during that time. You may have to head a little further north or south depending on the recent weather pattern but you can almost always find some decent stuff within an easy drive of about anywhere in western Maine. The earlier foiliage is in northern Maine and in the higher elevations of White Mountains in western Maine and New Hampshire. The later foiliage is along the coast.

Just FYI the Fryeburg fair is during the first week of October. It is located right on the Maine/NH border and is one of the largest agricultural fairs in the country. It is a wonderful time to visit and in a very scenic area that is great for foiliage. This is a ways away from Greenville but you might consider spending a night or two in this area. North Conway, NH is the closest large town and offers a lot of lodging choices. Be advised that lodging cost are quite high in western Maine during foiliage time.

What's Fall Foliage Like Around Greenville?

County - thanks so much! I know that fall foliage is difficult/impossible to predict, I was just curious about the type of trees (hardwoods, etc) in this general area of the state.

Thanks so much for the info on agricultural fair! We will check that out.

The Moosehead Lake region of Maine is great place for fall foliage. Having moved here from NY where foliage is pretty good, we were amazed at the variety of color and the vibrant colors versus what we had in NY. Last week of September and first week of October will be about the best you will see in the area. As you mentioned, it will all depend of weather prior to that time frame that will indicate the amount of color as well as whether the leaves will still be on the trees as the wind can take them all at once it seems.

Types of trees around the area: birch, pine, hemlock, sugar maples, red maples, cedar, and other trees that will produce leaf color from golds to reds to purples.