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The best forests in October
120 forests where October is among the best months to walk.
99%trees90forestMariposa Grove
United States353 species recorded · Best month
100%trees89national forestPisgah National ForestUnited States452 species recorded · Best month
85%trees89national forestKaibab National ForestUnited States432 species recorded · Best month
95%trees88notable treeWawona TreeUnited States187 species recorded · Best month
98%trees88notable treeGrizzly GiantUnited States190 species recorded · Best month
94%trees87forestIrati Forest
Spain667 species recorded · Best month
98%trees86national forestTahoe National ForestUnited States223 species recorded · Best month
90%trees86national forestUwharrie National ForestUnited States212 species recorded · Best month
94%trees85national forestSan Isabel National ForestUnited States178 species recorded · Best month
97%trees85national forestChattahoochee–Oconee National ForestUnited States172 species recorded · Best month
100%trees84national forestNantahala National ForestUnited States143 species recorded · Best month
98%trees84national forestStanislaus National ForestUnited States139 species recorded · Best month
96%trees84national forestLincoln National ForestUnited States141 species recorded · Best month
93%trees84national forestShawnee National ForestUnited States230 species recorded · Best month
87%trees84national forestWayne National ForestUnited States136 species recorded · Best month
96%trees84national forestEldorado National ForestUnited States134 species recorded · Best month
71%trees84forestHayedo de MontejoSpain366 species recorded · Best month
90%trees84national forestHoosier National ForestUnited States175 species recorded · Best month
93%trees83national forestMark Twain National ForestUnited States110 species recorded · Best month
91%trees83forestPine BarrensUnited States390 species recorded · Best month
79%trees83forestForêt de la Double
France673 species recorded · Best month
100%trees83national forestSix Rivers National ForestUnited States100 species recorded · Best month
84%trees83national forestLassen National ForestUnited States114 species recorded · Best month
96%trees83notable treePioneer Cabin TreeUnited States256 species recorded · Best month
95%trees82notable treePresidentUnited States219 species recorded · Best month
92%trees82notable treeGeneral GrantUnited States191 species recorded · Best month
94%trees82notable treeGeneral ShermanUnited States190 species recorded · Best month
79%trees81national forestSierra National ForestUnited States134 species recorded · Best month
99%trees81forestBelgrad Forest
Turkey327 species recorded · Best month
97%trees81arboretumAtatürk ArboretumTurkey262 species recorded · Best month
71%trees81forestHayedo de Tejera NegraSpain195 species recorded · Best month
86%trees81forestSamursky Nature Park
Azerbaijan249 species recorded · Best month
98%trees81national forestCherokee National ForestUnited States59 species recorded · Best month
89%trees81national forestKlamath National ForestUnited States57 species recorded · Best month
100%trees80notable treeHyperionUnited States120 species recorded · Best month
79%trees79forestFageda d'en JordàSpain645 species recorded · Best month
100%trees78forestIwokrama Forest
Guyana76 species recorded · Best month
92%trees77arboretumKorea National Arboretum
South Korea363 species recorded · Best month
90%trees76national forestDaniel Boone National ForestUnited States20 species recorded · Best month
82%trees76forestForêt d'HorteFrance680 species recorded · Best month
74%trees75arboretumDrew UniversityUnited States146 species recorded · Best month
100%trees74forestCentral Suriname Nature Reserve
Suriname6 species recorded · Best month
88%trees74notable treePi de les Tres BranquesSpain61 species recorded · Best month
58%trees73national forestInyo National ForestUnited States178 species recorded · Best month
85%trees72national forestRogue River–Siskiyou National ForestUnited States6 species recorded · Best month
57%trees71arboretumYeomiji Botanical GardenSouth Korea422 species recorded · Best month
66%trees70notable treeGernikako ArbolaSpain118 species recorded · Best month
53%trees69arboretumAustralian National Botanic Gardens
Australia1,437 species recorded · Best month
62%trees67arboretumKirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
South Africa1,002 species recorded · Best month
49%trees66national forestSanta Fe National ForestUnited States88 species recorded · Best month
48%trees63arboretumArboretum Lussich
Uruguay141 species recorded · Best month
41%trees62national forestGila National ForestUnited States100 species recorded · Best month
43%trees61forestTopkhana ForestAzerbaijan244 species recorded · Best month
73%trees60arboretumChina National Botanical Garden (North Garden)
China207 species recorded · Best month
91%trees60forestAmapá National Forest
BrazilBest month
24%trees60national forestCoconino National ForestUnited States429 species recorded · Best month
46%trees58national forestGeorge Washington and Jefferson National ForestsUnited States183 species recorded · Best month
54%trees58notable treeStara Maslina
Montenegro24 species recorded · Best month
48%trees55forestAcarlar Floodplain ForestTurkey40 species recorded · Best month
42%trees55forestÎle de la BarthelasseFrance1,302 species recorded · Best month
57%trees55forestKošutnjak
Serbia387 species recorded · Best month
26%trees54notable treeMethuselahUnited States221 species recorded · Best month
35%trees54protected forestCognac Public GardenFrance736 species recorded · Best month
72%trees54forestHîrbovăț Forest
Moldova137 species recorded · Best month
92%trees54notable treeJeongipumsong Pine TreeSouth KoreaBest month
21%trees54national forestModoc National ForestUnited States123 species recorded · Best month
40%trees54arboretumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical GardenUnited States461 species recorded · Best month
51%trees53forestForêt de BouconneFrance943 species recorded · Best month
48%trees53forestBanjica ForestSerbia403 species recorded · Best month
39%trees52forestMaksimir Park
Croatia538 species recorded · Best month
33%trees51arboretumFolly arboretum
Hungary46 species recorded · Best month
35%trees51arboretumNational Botanical Garden of Georgia
Georgia534 species recorded · Best month
32%trees50arboretumJardín Botánico Nacional de Viña del Mar
Chile176 species recorded · Best month
29%trees50forestLandes forestFrance195 species recorded · Best month
30%trees50arboretumCluj-Napoca Botanical Garden
Romania274 species recorded · Best month
33%trees50forestHoia ForestRomania401 species recorded · Best month
35%trees49arboretumBotanical Gardens of Tirana
Albania111 species recorded · Best month
25%trees48arboretumNew York Botanical GardenUnited States1,671 species recorded · Best month
27%trees47national forestCibola National ForestUnited States12 species recorded · Best month
12%trees47forestMarjanCroatia465 species recorded · Best month
16%trees47forestGreen Mountain
United Kingdom113 species recorded · Best month
39%trees47forestChapultepec
Mexico1,010 species recorded · Best month
40%trees46forestGyerimSouth Korea113 species recorded · Best month
49%trees46forestBăneasa ForestRomania267 species recorded · Best month
18%trees45forestSoto de ViñuelasSpain402 species recorded · Best month
18%trees45arboretumCarlton GardensAustralia780 species recorded · Best month
17%trees42arboretumRoyal Botanic Garden of MadridSpain482 species recorded · Best month
8%trees42forestMonte de El PardoSpain314 species recorded · Best month
0%trees42national forestSamuel R. McKelvie National ForestUnited States74 species recorded · Best month
15%trees41notable treeNational Christmas TreeUnited States1,891 species recorded · Best month
18%trees41arboretumMissouri Botanical GardenUnited States1,215 species recorded · Best month
20%trees40arboretumPadova botanical garden
Italy207 species recorded · Best month
24%trees40arboretumZagreb Botanical GardenCroatia203 species recorded · Best month
16%trees40notable treeWorld's Largest Cashew TreeBrazil19 species recorded · Best month
9%trees40arboretumUnited States Botanic GardenUnited States1,293 species recorded · Best month
4%trees39arboretumChirau Mita Botanical Garden
Argentina65 species recorded · Best month
34%trees39arboretumChișinău Botanical GardenMoldova108 species recorded · Best month
0%trees39arboretumMangyshlak experimental Botanical Garden
Kazakhstan231 species recorded · Best month
27%trees38arboretumBotanical garden, Balchik
Bulgaria113 species recorded · Best month
16%trees38arboretumBrooklyn Botanic GardenUnited States806 species recorded · Best month
24%trees37forestLos Cerros de AlcaláSpain493 species recorded · Best month
22%trees36arboretumJevremovac botanic gardenSerbia178 species recorded · Best month
13%trees34arboretumEl Rosedal De PalermoArgentina396 species recorded · Best month
23%trees34arboretumBucharest Botanical GardenRomania136 species recorded · Best month
11%trees34forestBosquecillo de Pura Pura
Bolivia553 species recorded · Best month
12%trees33arboretumBuenos Aires Botanical GardenArgentina366 species recorded · Best month
42%trees33arboretumCentral Botanical Garden
North Korea10 species recorded · Best month
9%trees31arboretumRosaledaUruguay212 species recorded · Best month
9%trees30arboretumProf. Atilio Lombardo Museum and Botanical GardenUruguay186 species recorded · Best month
4%trees30notable treeThe Old Gum TreeAustralia304 species recorded · Best month
12%trees29arboretumTashkent botanical garden
Uzbekistan142 species recorded · Best month
28%trees29notable treeTnjriAzerbaijanBest month
11%trees28arboretumBotanical garden Dushanbe
Tajikistan126 species recorded · Best month
13%trees27arboretumBishkek Botanical Garden
Kyrgyzstan79 species recorded · Best month
12%trees27notable treeGuilty Chinese ScholartreeChina166 species recorded · Best month
10%trees24notable treeBialbero di CasorzoItaly28 species recorded · Best month
2%trees21arboretumMardakan ArboretumAzerbaijan8 species recorded · Best month
2%trees18arboretumAshgabat Botanical Garden
Turkmenistan26 species recorded · Best month
13%trees17arboretumTrubarevo Dendropark
North Macedonia6 species recorded · Best month
7%trees3notable treeGranit OakBulgariaBest monthBest months by mild temperature and little rain (NASA). In autumn, deciduous forests change colour.
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Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?
Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.
beaches
Find your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit 
lakes
Every lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit 
mountains
Every summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit 
waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit 
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit 
rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit 
caves
Every cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit 
dark skies
Where the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit 
viewpoints
Every viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit 
birdwatching
Every bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Visit 
forests
Every forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.You are here