Planning Your Trip to Otter Tail County
From Otter Tail County you can reach 17 fall color locations and 3 scenic byways in Minnesota, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.
When to Visit
Across the destinations we track around Otter Tail County, peak color has historically landed in Early October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Otter Tail County
How we know when Otter Tail County peaks
Each date above comes from years of fall color records at that specific spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw — not a regional average wearing a local name. Where a location has no usable observations of its own, we withhold the date and point you somewhere nearby that does.



