Local Autumn Activities We Fall For

Summer may still be lingering, but if you are anything like us, you can’t help but long for the sensory feeling of fall… orange-red hues on the leaves, the nip in the air and the domineering scent of cinnamon-pumpkin spice everything.

OKTOBERFEST AT SNOWBIRD

This is one of the BEST autumn events Utah has to offer! Aside from world-class skiing, Snowbird puts on one of the largest festivals in the state complete with German beer tents, live bands, great food and activities from chairlift rides to mountain coaster to hiking.

We recommend the pumpkin beer with a spray of whipped cream on top - don’t knock it til you try it!

HIKE IN THE FALL COLORS

It’s no secret that Utah is filled with many beautiful fall hikes. Some paint mountainsides and highways gold with aspen trees, others scarlet with red maple trees at full peak.

The Canyon Hollow Trail begins like others in the area, an offshoot of a trail that begins at Highland Drive near Draper Cycle Park and runs up to the Draper Alpine Trail. The twisting trail includes a modest 703-foot climb and is 2.4 miles in length. It’s the most wonderful hiking time of the year, with the leaves turning all sorts of colors and the air becoming cooler and crisper.

SCENIC DRIVE

Explore the best scenic drives in Utah for fall foliage paired with unexpected adventure

• Alpine Loop Starting from the charming mountain hamlet of Sundance, this short stretch of heaven within American Fork Canyon gives you amazing views of Mount Timpanogos and its dynamic terrain. The aspen, maple and oak combine for a full spectrum of color in the months leading up to winter.

• Big Cottonwood and Guardsman Pass Highway 190 takes you up and over the Wasatch Mountains and gives you one of the great slices of seasonal colors in the state. Beginning in Salt Lake and ending in Midway you get a few dozen miles of breathtaking beauty.