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New England Fall Foliage by Campervan: The Ultimate Leaf-Peeping Road Trip

A New England fall foliage campervan road trip — Vermont's Green Mountains, the White Mountains and coastal Maine. The route, peak timing, and where to rent.

Updated July 27, 20261 min readPractical, transparent guidance
The rocky autumn coastline of Acadia National Park, Maine
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New England in fall is one of the world's great road trips, and a campervan lets you follow peak colour as it sweeps south through the mountains to the sea.

The route

BostonVermont's Green Mountains → the White Mountains → coastal Maine and Acadia.

The Boston skyline, Massachusetts
Boston — the New England rental hub

The highlights

  • Route 100, Vermont — the classic Green Mountain foliage drive through Stowe.
  • The Kancamagus Highway — the White Mountains' showpiece, near North Conway.
  • Acadia National Park — where the mountains meet the sea, spectacular in fall.

Autumn foliage in the Green Mountains near Stowe, Vermont
Route 100 through Vermont's Green Mountains

Base in Burlington on Lake Champlain or Bar Harbor for Acadia.

Plan your trip

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