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!
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.
5. Burr Oak Woods Nature Center — Blue Springs, Missouri
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.
Born and raised Kansan, Clarisa has lived in both tiny towns and cities during their time here in the Sunflower State. As a busy mother of one crazy kid, two cats, and two geckos, they write whenever there is spare time.
