This Dreamy Road Trip Will Take You To The Best Fall Foliage In All Of Kansas City

I have good and bad news for you. The good news is that it’s fall! The bad news? This season doesn’t last forever, so you have to catch the leaves just as they are hitting their peak. If you’re wanting to go check out the changing colors, now’s the time, because peak color for Kansas City is supposed to hit during the last few days of October. However, we know that we might not see red until at least mid-November, which is pretty common. Here’s our full piece on when color is supposed to hit the rest of Missouri if you have travel plans. Otherwise, check out this road trip we’ve put together near Kansas City to fulfill your fall foliage dreams!

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Loose Park is a hotspot of fall color, and when it all finally turns, you'll find yourself in an autumn wonderland.

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The neighborhood of Brookside is especially beautiful, with trees lining the road and dropping their bright leaves everywhere.

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Next up is the KC Zoo, where you can see plenty of animals, surrounded by fall foliage in every shade.

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Swope Park is huge, and you can spend the entire day exploring its colorful foliage and trails. However, we'd prefer to save a little time and drive through, heading towards our next location.

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This amazing wooded area has 3 different hiking trails, each with similar foliage levels and rock faces. This conservation area is a hidden gem — especially once the colors really get going.

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Last but not least is Knob Noster State Park, where you'll find trees reaching towards the skies and fall foliage covering the ground.

Here’s the link to the map, if you want to look a little closer. Otherwise, you can zoom in and click on individual locations on the map below.

Afterwards, you should totally check out some of these great hiking trails to see even more of our foliage this season.