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Places in Wisconsin Dells You Need to See This Fall

A girl riding a horse at Canyon Creek Riding Stables in Wisconsin Dells.

September 28, 2024

Places to See Fall Colors

Sunny days, cool crisp nights, and a landscape painted red, yellow, and orange. Yay to fall in Wisconsin Dells! We have leaf-peeping ideas just ahead.

Wisconsin Dells is its own kind of wonderful in the fall, thanks to the array of color-filled leaf-peeping locations and energizing autumn activities. We run down the best places to see Wisconsin Dells' fall colors, followed by tips to help you answer the question: what is prime time for fall colors in Wisconsin Dells?   

Wisconsin Dells Fall Activities 

We’re theming Wisconsin Dells fall colors around “land-sea-air.” OK, river, not sea, but you get the picture.

A family at Country Bumpkin Farm Market in Wisconsin Dells.

On land, you’re spoiled for choices.

A Dells Boat Tour.

Taking in the fall colors from the vantage point of a Wisconsin River tour is a favorite fall pastime among many Wisconsin Dells visitors.

  • A river tour with narration on Dells Boat Tours® gives context to all that natural beauty you’ll see in the fall. The first and last tours of the day really bring the glow.
  • A ride on a WWII amphibious vehicle known as a Duck is a tradition that only gets better, if that’s even possible, thanks to the colorama show on the banks of the river. Choose Dells Army Duck Tours or Original Wisconsin Ducks®.
  • If you’re looking for double the exhilaration – meaning blazing colors and blazing speed – then a jet boat tour from Wildthing Jet Boats or Jet Boat Adventures is for you.

See the fall color from the air.

A couple hiking in the fall at Sundara Inn & Spa in Wisconsin Dells.

How to Know When Colors Will Peak

October is prime color viewing in central Wisconsin, with mid-October a good bet for peak fall colors near Wisconsin Dells. Still, Mother Nature offers no guarantees so, rather than leaving your leaf-peeping luck to chance, get exact in your trip planning by following the Wisconsin Department of Tourism's Wisconsin Fall Color Report. The report is updated regularly by local Fall Color Reporters and provides the estimated week of peak colors, descriptions of the color’s progress, and weather forecasts. 

The staff at the Wisconsin Dells Welcome Center is another terrific resource for up-to-the-minute updates on the march of fall color in the region. Don’t miss a single bright yellow birch, ochre-tinged oak, or majestic scarlet maple when you call 800-223-3557.

You might have landed here if you were looking for: prime time for fall colors in the dells

Updated 10/01/2024

 

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