The leaves in Utah are already starting to change color in the higher elevations around the state. If you don’t take some time to go out and see them soon, you might their peak colors. Here are some popular locations to view the fall colors while they last.
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Big Cottonwood & Little Cottonwood Canyons
Big Cottonwood Canyon Information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/uwcnf/recarea/?recid=9880
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Monte Cristo Highway (UT-39)
Information: https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/intermountain/MonteCristo/index.shtml
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Trappers Loop Road (S.R. 167)
Information: https://www.go-utah.com/Trappers-Loop-Road-Scenic-Backway-Hwy-167/#
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Mirror Lake Highway (S.R. 150)
Information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/uwcnf/recarea/?recid=9908
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Ogden River Scenic Byway (S.R. 39)
Information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/uwcnf/recarea/?recid=9883
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Provo Canyon Scenic Byway (U.S. Route 189)
Information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/uwcnf/recarea/?recid=9884
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Logan Canyon Scenic Byway (U.S. Highway 89)
Information: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/byways/byways/2001/maps
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Photo: Ryan Poore