New Hampshire

Franconia Notch State Park

Autumn Guide ↗ put the peak at Franconia Notch State Park around October 5. That day has gone, so the newest pictures below are the truer guide to what is left on the trees.

Photographs of Franconia Notch State Park and the country around it, anywhere within 25 miles of Franconia Notch State Park, newest first, with cameras around the place and beyond. Each is shown with the day it was taken.

Photographs by date

A young red maple in full red and orange beside a granite trail, among dark conifers with a few orange crowns. — Red maple on the Welch-Dickey trail
Photograph · October 4, 2026
Photograph by Rheanna Vradiy · iNaturalist ↗ · CC BY-NC 4.0 ↗
Thornton, New Hampshire
Original source photograph ↗

Yellow and orange leaves surround a waterfall in deep shade. Near branches show local autumn color, while the cascade and rocks occupy much of the scene. — Crystal Cascade and nearby trees
Photograph · October 3, 2026
Photograph by Shahid Durrani · Flickr ↗ · All Rights Reserved
Crystal Cascade, Mount Washington area, New Hampshire
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A paper birch with yellow leaves above a rocky river, with orange and red trees on the far bank. — Birch over a mountain river, Carroll County
Photograph · October 3, 2026
Photograph by raymondc · iNaturalist ↗ · CC BY-NC 4.0 ↗
Carroll County, New Hampshire
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A leaning silver maple still green with a few yellow leaves, by a lawn under a grey sky. — Silver maple still green, Plymouth
Photograph · October 1, 2026
Photograph by Tommy Stoughton · iNaturalist ↗ · CC BY-NC 4.0 ↗
Plymouth, New Hampshire
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A tamarack still green in the foreground, with mountain slopes behind turning orange, red and yellow. — Tamarack before coloured hills, Twin Mountain
Photograph · October 1, 2026
Photograph by sarahjn · iNaturalist ↗ · CC BY-NC 4.0 ↗
Twin Mountain, New Hampshire
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Colorful crowns line the river near Willey Pond. The saturated September photograph describes that day, not the current stage. — Saco River at Crawford Notch
Photograph · September 30, 2026
Photograph by NC Morrill · Flickr ↗ · All Rights Reserved
Saco River near Willey Pond, Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
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Red, orange and yellow hardwoods climb the slopes around Mount Willard's grey cliff face, with darker spruce mixed in near the top. — Mount Willard cliffs above the notch
Photograph · September 30, 2026
Photograph by frugalphotographer · Flickr ↗ · All Rights Reserved
Mount Willard, Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
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The cascade drops through granite between maples gone scarlet and orange and birches turning yellow, with spruce on the ridge above. — Silver Cascade in Crawford Notch
Photograph · September 30, 2026
Photograph by frugalphotographer · Flickr ↗ · All Rights Reserved
Silver Cascade, Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
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Birches and maples around the base station are still mostly green with the first yellow and a little red, while a steam train climbs toward the bare summit. — Cog Railway trestle at the base station
Photograph · September 15, 2026
Photograph by i8seattle · Flickr ↗ · All Rights Reserved
Mount Washington Cog Railway base station, New Hampshire
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Dense leafy green crowns surround the broad road bend and parking area in an aerial summer view. — Kancamagus hairpin in summer
Photograph · July 25, 2026
Photograph by Pat Gavin · Flickr ↗ · All Rights Reserved ↗
Kancamagus Highway hairpin near Lincoln, New Hampshire
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Cameras around Franconia Notch State Park and beyond, with links to their pages

Check the park’s current trail notices. Cannon’s tram replacement affects older itineraries; this guide does not recommend an available tram ride; the links below open the cameras’ pages.

Mount Washington Valley cameras

A directory for village and mountain views around the valley.

Watch on the camera’s page ↗

Mt Washington Valley Chamber · White Mountains, New Hampshire

How to use it

Scroll to Chocorua Lake and press the red Play button. Read the date inside the running scene; the large promotional poster is not the current photograph.