Fall Foliage

If you’re going to see the colors and want updated information, here are some resources. The Forest Service maintains a fall color hotline, (800) 354-4595, that breaks down the color report by region. Its Web site, www.fs.fed.us/news/fallcolors, also is helpful. (Try www.foliagenet work.com/index.shtml as well.) Some states maintain foliage hotlines or have telephone representatives who can update you on the colors. Here’s a sampling of information available by phone and/or on the Web, culled from a variety of sources. (If you don’t see a state’s phone number, try the Forest Service number.)

* California: www.visitcalifornia.com (click on “California’s Fall Foliage” ) or www.calphoto.com/fall.htm

* Colorado: (800) COLORADO (265-6723), www.parks.state.co.us/fall/colors.asp

* Connecticut: (800) CT-BOUND (282-6863), www.dep.state.ct.us/updates/foliage/foliage.htm

* Delaware: (800) 441-8846

* Maine: (800) 533-9595 or (888) MAINE-45 (624-6345), www.mainefoliage.com

* Maryland: (800) LEAVES-1 (532-8371), www.foliagenetwork.com/spotters/southeastus/Maryland/

* Massachusetts: (800) 227-MASS (6277),

www.massvacation.com (click on “Now”)

* Michigan: (800) 644-3255 or (888) 784-7328,

www.michigan.org (click on “Travel”)

* Minnesota: (800) 657-3700, www.dnr.state.mn.us

* New Hampshire: (800) 258-3608, www.visitnh.gov/foliagereports.html

* New Jersey: www.state.nj.us/travel/PerfectTours/fall4nj.shtml

* New York: (800) 225-5697, www.nylovesbiz.com/tourism/foliage/default.htm

* North Carolina: (800) 847-4862, www.visitnc.com/featuredetail.asp?ArticleID=125

* Pennsylvania: (800) 847-4872, www.fallinpa.com/fallinpa/index.jsp

* Rhode Island: www.visitri.com

* Vermont: (800) VERMONT (837-6668),

www.vermontvacation.com

* Virginia: (800) 434-LEAF (5323), www.climate.virginia.edu/foliage.htm