Fall Color Pictures from the Reno / Lake Tahoe Region

By Standley White

Updated 05/17/17

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    Cottonwood Trees in Reno

    Fall cottonwood trees along the Truckee River in downtown Reno, Nevada
    Fall cottonwood trees along the Truckee River in downtown Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Photographs of Reno and Lake Tahoe Fall Color

    Fall color comes to Reno, Lake Tahoe, and High Sierra foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October. Exactly when the fall color display peaks varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Fall Color at Carson Pass in the Sierra Nevada

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    Fall hues of gold and orange color a shrub in the Carson Pass area of the Sierra Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    An Autumn Stroll Along the Truckee River

    Fall walk by the Truckee River in downtown Reno, Nevada, NV
    Fall walk by the Truckee River in downtown Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Changing Season at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno

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    Gold and orange fall maple leaves at Rancho San Rafael Park, Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Fall Aspens in the Truckee River Canyon

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    Golden fall colors grace the Truckee River canyon, west of Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Fall Color Along the Truckee River

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    Fall color along the Truckee River west of Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Fall at the Truckee River Whitewater Park

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    Fall frames a kayaker at the Truckee River Whitewater Park in downtown Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Urban Fall Color in West Reno

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    Trees in full fall color line McCarran Blvd. in west Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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  • 09 of 26

    Fallen Leaves Cover the Ground at the Wilbur D. May Arboretum

    Gathering of fall color at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nevada
    Gathering of fall color at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Powning Veterans Memorial Park on Virginia Street in Reno

    Powning Veterans Memorial Park, downtown Reno, Nevada
    Powning Veterans Memorial Park, downtown Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Colorful Fall Cottonwoods Along the Truckee River

    Truckee River fall in downtown Reno, Nevada
    Truckee River fall in downtown Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Fall Comes to Old Southwest Reno

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    Fall color comes to the old southwest Reno neighborhood. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Fall Comes to a Neighborhood in South Reno

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    Trees turn gold during fall in a south Reno neighborhood. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Fall Color Near Marlette Lake

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    Fall aspens glow golden yellow along the trail to Marlette Lake, above Lake Tahoe's east shore. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Aspen Leaves on the Trail to Marlette Lake

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    Fall aspen leaves collect in a trailside creek near Marlette Lake in the Sierra Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    North Lake Tahoe Fall Aspens

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    Backlit fall aspen leaves near the north shore of Lake Tahoe. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Aspen Grove Near Stateline, Nevada

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    Stunning grove of golden fall aspens near Lake Tahoe at Stateline, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Autumn Color at Lake Tahoe, Nevada

    Blazing maple, north shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada, NV
    Blazing maple, north shore of Lake Tahoe. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    High Sierra Aspens in Full Fall Color

    Blazing Sierra aspens at Conway Summit, between Bridgeport and Lee Vining in California
    Blazing Sierra aspens at Conway Summit, between Bridgeport and Lee Vining in California. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Big Trees and Big Fall Color in Reno's Idlewild Park

    Fall, autumn, Idlewild Park, Reno, Nevada, NV
    Fall comes to Idlewild Park in Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Hope Valley, a Great Place for Fall Color Near Lake Tahoe

    West Fork Carson River, near Hope Valley
    West Fork Carson River, near Hope Valley. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Truckee River Runs Through Reno, Nevada

    Fall colors along the Truckee River, upstream from Reno's Wingfield Park
    Fall colors along the Truckee River, upstream from Reno's Wingfield Park. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Fine Fall Day by the Truckee River in Reno

    Fall walking along the Truckee River near downtown Reno, Nevada
    Fall walking along the Truckee River near downtown Reno, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    South Lake Tahoe Aspen Grove

    Blazing aspen grove, south end of Lake Tahoe near Stateline, Nevada
    Blazing aspen grove, south end of Lake Tahoe near Stateline, Nevada. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Rock Park in Sparks Displays Beautiful Fall Color

    Fall Color at Rock Park in Sparks
    Fall Color at Rock Park in Sparks. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.

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    Fall Along the Truckee River at Rock Park in Sparks

    Truckee River at Rock Park in Sparks, Nevada, NV
    Truckee River at Rock Park in Sparks. Photo © Stan White

    Fall color comes to Reno / Tahoe foliage starting toward the end of September and peaks through October, though exactly when the leaves change color varies somewhat from year to year. If the weather remains mild and slowly cools down as autumn transitions into winter, the fall color show will last for several weeks. If we get a sudden cold snap or an early snow, fall leaves can leave the trees literally over night.