In my view basing yourself in Vermont would make day trips to the coast too long. Vermont has a very beautiful fall foliage but unless you’re prepared to get your beaches on the lakes and ponds of Vermont then I would look towards basing yourself in southern coastal Maine or central New Hampshire near the Lakes Region where you can get to the seacoast of New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts, and Southern Maine.

In southern Maine look towards Ogunquit and Kennebunkport areas – very scenic beaches and walks and you can drive into the interior of Maine and across to New Hampshire to the Lakes Region and Lake Winnipesaukee area and even day trips up to the White Mountains around North Conway where the fall foliage should be close to peak during your stay. There are also some nice beaches on the north shore of Massachusetts such as Plum Island and Manchester-by-the-sea and lots to see around Cape Ann.

Your other option is to base yourself in Central New Hampshire around Lake Winnipesaukee in a town such as Meredith – one of my favorites – Wolfeboro or Alton. This will still put you within striking distance of Southern Maine beaches such as Ogunquit and North Shore beaches, the White Mountains and the Presidential Range for fall foliage, and you can still make day trips across to Vermont and the Woodstock area and northern half of the Green Mountain National Forest.

A few years ago I compiled all my New England Fall Foliage material in one place and you can find it at:

http://www.squidoo.com/fallfoliage

I advise you to make your choice quick and get your lodging booked. You can find help here:

http://www.new-england-vacations-guide.com/where-to-stay-in-new-england.html

Cliff

Seriously, thank you for the information. I live in the UK and have wanted to come and see the spectacle that is the New England ‘fall’ (or autumn as we call it over here) for the last 10 years. Me and my partner have finally gotten around to doing it, and your website has been very helpful. Looking forward to coming over next year!

Thanks for telling our readers about your place. I will talk to you about your options outside of this public forum.

Cliff

I enjoyed reading about your promotion of the New England area through this website. We are a small inn of 28 rooms in Whitefield, NH. We are looking for a travel writer to visit us and help get the word out that we are clean and fun budget property for vacationing in the White Mountains. Would you be able to recommend a writer that does these type of pieces or is that something you might be able to do? As new inn owners, we are just learning how to market the property and will appreciate any advice that you have for us.

Thank you!
Jason and Beth Cape