# Autumn in Door County, WI

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 17, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-in-door-county-wi/760147 "2016-07-17T19:53:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-in-door-county-wi/760147/1 "2016-07-17T19:53:24Z")

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Thinking about a “color tour” in Door County. Generally speaking, when do the leaves start turning up that way?

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**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autumn-in-door-county-wi/760147/2 "2016-07-17T20:08:13Z")

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“Schedule your trip when the foliage in Door County is at its most brilliant. Generally, the fall leaves start to turn in late September and peak around the middle of October. Colors peak first in the northern part of Door County at Washington Island, with the colors becoming more vivid throughout the southern areas as the season progresses.”

> **[How to See Fall Colors in Door County](https://traveltips.usatoday.com/see-fall-colors-door-county-103280.html)**
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> The brilliant fall colors in Wisconsin's Door County attract tourists from near and far, and this area has received a fair share of accolades for its impressive fall foliage. Door County has been singled out by such travel authorities as TripAdvisor...