Fall Foliage Check: South Shore/South Coast Massachusetts

We check the foliage so that you know where to go.

You should get out today if you can, because fall foliage in our area is late in her peak.

Many areas are past peak, although there are a hundred factors involved.

I would recommend the more southern versions of both the South Shore and the South Coast.

Our peak doesn't last long.

The elements, like Saturday's windstorm, do not favor the leaf peeping types.

People in SE Massachusetts already have the flatlander disadvantage that leaves us to seek out individual groves, trees, branches and even leaves...

... but we do OK for ourselves.

A nice Sunday foliage drive would not be wasted.

Mattapoisett River, above and below...

We rely heavily on Routes 105, 14, 36, 80, 228, 37, 18, 44, 14, 106, 58, 3A, 79, 140, 6, 28 and innumerable side streets.

Interior regions generally and I repeat generally outdo the coasts until very late in the peak.

Our peak does stretch into November.

You see more played-out trees late in the peak, but you also catch the true peak of many slowpokes.

Foliage and Thanksgiving are the last gasps of summer's shoulder season with tourism, especially on Cape Cod...

...where my people will be going today.

Parts of Cape Cod are just starting to peak, although some spots are past peak.

Like we said, a few days make a great difference in foliage intensity.

But if you want to leaf peep in New England today, we're your best bet. New Hampshire and company are played out like MC Hammer pants.

While we hate to advocate such things, there are few better Bone Rides one can take.

Lighting is key, and this Sunday is living up to her name.

Our staff is very mobile, so we may get around the South Shore/Coast enough for another foliage article, but this is the last one scheduled for the region.

We still have the Cape to do, and I can only do so many captions about leaves.

We can't rule out a greatest hits article, we love site visits and our readers seem to enjoy these articles. It also gives us an Autumn feel.

My favorite tree, it peaks around Halloween.

Enjoy!