Get Outside

• Spend a fall morning at the Tyler Rose Garden

• Take fall photos at Tyler State Park

• Take a drive to see fall foliage

• Have a bonfire + s’mores night

• Walk or bike Legacy Trail, Rose Rudman, Paul Boorman

• Check out Plantation Pines Pumpkin Field

• Take family photos somewhere with fall color

• Rent a bike with Ride Tyler

• Take a scenic Sunday drive through East Texas

• See the leaves change at Daingerfield State Park

• Walk through the SFA Arboretum during peak fall color

• Take a fall foliage drive through Nacogdoches

• Explore the Pineywoods Native Plant Center in Lufkin

• Take in the view from Love’s Lookout in Jacksonville

• Drive through the Azalea District

• See the fall colors at Davey Dogwood Park in Palestine

• See the fall colors at Caddo Lake State Park

• Explore the trails at Lake Bob Sandlin State Park

• Paddle through the cypress trees at Caddo Lake

• Explore Mineola Nature Preserve

• Walk the trails at Longview Arboretum & Nature Center

• Explore the Davy Crockett National Forest

• Spend a fall afternoon at Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area

• Stroll through the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden

• Join one of the many runs: 5Ks, 10Ks, etc.

Explore, Play, Experience

• Ride the Texas State Railroad through the Piney Woods

• See the animals at Caldwell Zoo

• Spend a cool afternoon at the Ellen Trout Zoo

• Explore Downtown Henderson

• Explore Historic Jefferson

• Shop Downtown Marshall

• Spend a Saturday exploring local small businesses

• Tour the East Texas Parade of Homes in Longview area

• Visit a pumpkin patch like Plantation Pines

• Buy a pumpkin from a local church or nonprofit patch

• Spend a fall day at YesterLand

• Pick pumpkins at E-5 Family Farm in Henderson

• Visit Pumpkin Wonderland in Jacksonville

• Go to a high school football game

• Shop downtown Winnsboro

• Attend a UT Tyler or TJC sporting event

• Attend a live show or concert

• Visit a local winery like Kiepersol or Rio Neches

• Spend a spooky night at the Texas Jailhouse in Palestine

• Take a Jefferson ghost tour

• Check out the Goodman-LeGrand Museum

• Go on a fall date night in Downtown Tyler

• Attend a concert at the Cowan Center in Tyler

• Antique around downtown Gladewater

Shop & Eat

• Visit a local farmers market

• Have a patio brunch on a cool Saturday

• Grab a seasonal coffee from a local coffee shop

• Shop a local vintage or antique sale

• Visit Canton First Monday

• Go to a fall market or makers market

• Shop the Vintage & Co. Fall Sale

• Visit a local nursery for fall plants

• Try Oxbow Bakery in Palestine

• Pick out mums for the porch at a local nursery

• Eat something pumpkin-flavored

• Go antiquing in Historic Jefferson

• Shop Mistletoe & Magic in Tyler

• Shop the Rose Festival Arts & Crafts Fair at Bergfeld Park

• Try a seasonal dessert from a local bakery

• Eat pie at Just Pies in Tyler

• Go antiquing — see our full list

• Try a new coffee shop — see our list

• Order a fall flight at Likewise Coffee

• Sip the new flavors at Sip’n

• Visit an East Texas pecan shop

• Try a seasonal cocktail or mocktail

• Have a cozy steakhouse dinner

• Shop a local bookstore for a cozy fall read like the Headless Librarian, Elsewhere Books, Gladewater Books, Bound Books LLC, etc.

Attend an Event

• Go to the East Texas State Fair in Tyler

• Catch the East Texas State Fair Rodeo in Tyler

• Experience the Texas Rose Festival in Tyler

• Watch the planes at Rose City Airfest in Tyler

• Shop the East Texas Parade of Homes in Tyler

• Check out the Tyler Art & Film Fest

• Run or cheer on the Heart of Tyler Hustle

• Go to the East Texas Fire & Nature Festival in Tyler

• Spend the day at the ETX Yamboree in Gilmer

• Eat your way through the Hot Pepper Festival in Palestine

• Experience the Heritage Syrup Festival in Henderson

• Spend the weekend at the Edom Art Fest

• Celebrate at Country Fest in Lindale

• Sip your way through the Piney Woods Wine Festival in Lindale

• Spend an evening at the Gregg County Fair in Longview

• Go to Green Street Monster Fest in Longview

• Experience the Heritage Festival in Lufkin

• Check out Old Town Rig Down in Nacogdoches

• Celebrate Hallsville Western Days

• Go to the FireAnt Festival in Marshall

• Experience the Texas Sounds International Country Music Awards Festival in Marshall

• Go to the Iron Horse Festival in Mineola

• Spend the day at the Grand Saline Salt Festival

• Go to the Hawkins Texas Oil Festival & Parade

• Experience the Fall Feral Hog Festival in Ben Wheeler

• Go to the Canton Autumn Festival

• Experience the Chandler Pow Wow

• Go to the Sassafras Festival in San Augustine

• Experience the Van Oil Festival

• Go to Pioneer Days Fair in Pittsburg

• Shop + sip at the Winnsboro Art & Wine Festival

• Listen to live music at the Salmon Lake Park Bluegrass Festival in Grapeland

• Experience the Texas Permaculture Expo in Athens

• Check out Rüeggenfest in Marshall

• Go to the Tobaccodoches Cigar Festival in Nacogdoches

• Shop the Jefferson Texas Indoor Art Walk

• Go to Fall Fling in Henderson

• Shop Mistletoe & Magic in Tyler

• Shop the Vintage & Co. Fall Sale in Tyler

• Spend the day at Parktober at Tyler State Park

• Shop the Rose Festival Arts & Crafts Fair at Bergfeld Park

• Enjoy some wine at the Pineywoods Wine Festival in Lindale

Stay

• Greyhound Inn — Tyler

• The Thomas Hotel — Tyler

• Wren in the Willows — Tyler

• Jellystone Park — Tyler

• Rosevine Inn Bed & Breakfast — Tyler

• B&B at Kiepersol — Tyler

• High Hill Farm — Arp

• Blackwood Resort — Bullard

• Lake Cabin Escapes — Lake Palestine/Flint

• The Tree House Cabin — near Tyler

• Cora’s Cabins — Winona

• The Boulders at Lake Tyler — Whitehouse

• Cereal BNB

• Caddo Lake State Park — Karnack

• Caddo Lake Treehouse — Smithland

• Jackson Arms Hideout — Caddo Lake

• The Fredonia Hotel — Nacogdoches

• The Jones House B&B — Nacogdoches

• Hardeman House — Nacogdoches

• Mockingbird Suites — Nacogdoches

• Stag Leap Cabins — Nacogdoches

• Tyler State Park Tent or Cabins — Tyler

• The Steamboat Inn — Jefferson

• White Oak Manor — Jefferson

• Carriage House B&B — Jefferson

• Captain’s Castle — Jefferson

• Conestoga Covered Wagon at Silver Spur Resort — Canton

• Treehouse at Silver Spur Resort — Canton

• Cabin at Daingerfield State Park — Daingerfield

• Cabin at Caddo Lake State Park — Karnack

• The Excelsior House Hotel — Jefferson

• House of the Seasons — Jefferson

• The Historic Kahn Hotel — Jefferson

• Book a Postcard Cabin

• Stillwater RV Resort

• Dead Cat Ranch

• Redwine Retreat

• Azalea BNB

• Stay at a lakeside cabin on Lake Palestine

• Many great hotels too!