This 2-Hour Drive Through Kansas Is The Best Way To See This Year’s Fall Colors
Though we love exploring state parks and seeing just what beautiful colors come out during the fall, sometimes you want to just stay in your car for a while. Fall foliage is always one of our favorite things to see in Kansas, right behind sunflowers, of course. This drive should take anyone about two hours to complete from start to finish, not counting the time it takes you to get here of course. Find a nice place to stay nearby and enjoy this drive through Kansas full of beautiful foliage!
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Welcome to our next road trip! Between one beautiful town and a scenic byway, this two-hour drive shouldn't take up your whole day, unless you take photos of everything. And who would blame you?
Next on the trip is White Cloud, where you can see plenty of beautiful fall foliage from the road, but there's one sight here you might want to step out of the car for.
In town, there's a spot called 4-state-lookout that you can stray off course for, where you can see three states of fall foliage, and the fourth if you're lucky enough.
Next on the list, after plenty of driving, is Atchison, Kansas. Atchison is a gorgeous little town really close to the Missouri line, with plenty of old homes, history, and trees in every shade during the fall.
Last but not least on our trip is Leavenworth, where the beautiful trees are everywhere, whether you're on main street or just driving where your heart takes you.
You can take this trip in either direction, and depending on how long you spend in each town, it can be 2 hours or more if you spend a lot of time looking at these leaves.
Born and raised Kansan, Clarisa has lived in both tiny towns and cities during her time here in the Sunflower State, mostly in the south central area. Clarisa is a stay-at-home mother of one crazy kid, two cats, and two geckos, and has been writing anything and everything since she's held a pencil, though Kansas and fantasy novels take up most of her time.
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