Planning Your Trip to Hood River
From Hood River you can reach 9 fall color locations and 4 scenic byways in Oregon, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.
When to Visit
Across the destinations we track around Hood River, peak color has historically landed in Mid October to Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Hood River
How we know when Hood River 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.