It’s fall y’all in the District of Columbia and I get asked all the time, ‘where is the best place to take autumn pictures?’ Most of these places are less crowded and you can stay “on the move” with minimal walking. Besides Spring’s cherry blossoms, Fall in DC is my favorite season.
Klingle Road Trail
Georgetown
Georgetown any time of year is always fun to walk through, especially on the residential side streets. When autumn arrives, though, capturing rowhouses surrounded by autumn leaves is breathtaking. And during October, people go all out in decorating for Halloween.
Stroll along O Street NW
Capitol Hill
You can grab some really nice framed photos all around the U.S. Capitol. Trees line the pathway to the Capitol and catching the dome surrounded by autumn colors is easy!
Arboretum
Established in 1927 by an Act of Congress, the Arboretum sits on 446 acres with 9.5 mils of winding roadway. It is located in Northeast Washington, DC, with entrances on New York Avenue and R Street. Autumn is beautiful here, and my favorite shot is with the changing of colors at the Corinthian Columns (that once supported the U.S. Capitol portico).
Parks Around the Memorials
Don’t miss the parks around the Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.
Boulder Bridge
I love walking through Rock Creek Park during the autumn and winter months. The trees are amazing and the paths weave up and down alongside the road. Rock Creek Park spans 1,800 acres. My favorite spot is Boulder Bridge. I love the paths that wind in the woods too!
Ginkgo Season
D.C. has hundreds of ginkgos, whose fan‑shaped leaves carpet the city in gold every fall. Many in D.C. know all too well that ginkgo fruit, which drops from ginkgo trees in autumn and fills city blocks with a scent variously described as dead fish, unwashed feet, rotting meat and vomit. But they are beautiful!
