Which days in Sept-Oct ought I book, to see fall foliage in Charlevoix?
Flights ought be bought now for lower prices, but how to forecast the best days? The quotes beneath contradict: the 1st 2 recommend mid to late September, but the last one the 1st week of Oct.
National Post dated Sep 8 2015:
Tourism Quebec’s Claudette Lacombe says bursts of red, yellow and orange will soon begin to appear as leaves change colours with the approach of fall.
“The peak is from the end of September up to mid-October, but if visitors don’t want to miss the colours they should come in mid-September until the end of September,” she said in a recent interview.
[...] Anyone planning a fall colour tour in the province should check the bilingual website Quebecoriginal.com starting in mid-September. [I'm aware of this website.]
User 'rickb' from Tripadvisor. Feb 6 2013:
Back to the fall colors. October is too late for peak season in Charlevoix, hence my suggestion of moving to the Mont-Tremblant area where it will be in full bloom.
User 'Jean-Simon C' from Tripadvisor. Feb 3 2013:
Perfect timing, the color peak is around the end of september/beginning october in this region.
Best Answer
It varies from year to year and depends on the species too.
In some years it peaks mid-to-late September.
In other years it peaks in October.
Unless you live close enough to be flexible and travel on short notice, or you have enough time to travel for a long time, you'll have to gamble a bit.
It also depends on the species. I've spent Canadian Thanksgiving (2nd week of October) in the Algonquin Provincial Park, and although most trees were already barren, the yellow larches gave a very strong far-north feel within a weekend's driving distance from the Toronto area.
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