FALL FOLIAGE One of the best times for a drive is the fall season when the air turns crisp and leaves are ablaze . The weeks from late-September through mid- October are peak foliage peeping times in The Maine Highlands . See mainefoliage . com for a live foliage report throughout the fall .
THE MOOSEHEAD LAKE SCENIC
BYWAY follows Route 15 / Route 6 for 49 miles from Greenville to Jackman . The road passes through the village of Rockwood where spectacular views of Mount Kineo beckon , and winds along the waterway that feeds the Kennebec River . Along the Way : The Steamship Katahdin , Big Moose Mountain Ski Area , Moosehead Lake and Mount Kineo , Brassua Lake , Long Pond , Wood Pond , The Forks , and Moxie Falls .
THE KATAHDIN WOODS & WATERS SCENIC BYWAY travels 89 miles from Baxter State park along the East Branch of the Penobscot River and provides access to the Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument . With side trips along the West Branch and views of Katahdin and the Appalachian Mountains , this is a glorious drive that will reveal pastoral farms , working forests , and beautiful natural areas . Along the Way : Patten Lumbermen ’ s Museum , Baxter State Park & Katahdin , Shin Brook Falls , Grindstone Falls , Debsconeag Ice Caves , Ash Hill , Golden Road , and the West Branch of the Penobscot River .
DID YOU KNOW ? Fall foliage is at its most colorful after a warm — but not dry — summer , when autumn days are sunny and nights are cool but frost-free .
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