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2025 Breckenridge Leaf Brief

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Are the leaves changing in Breckenridge yet? Here’s your real-time update as the leaves change this fall in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Welcome to the 2025 Breckenridge Leaf Brief! The Leaf Brief provides you with real-time updates on the fall leaves as they change from green to gold in and around Breckenridge, Colorado. We’ll post photos every-other day to help you plan your visit to Breckenridge during the fall peak! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook Stories @GoBreck and share your photos with us using #BreckLeafBrief! While you’re in town, sign up here for a guided fall hike with our Breckenridge naturalists! Please consider staying in Breckenridge (for the weekend!) and utilizing public transportation to help reduce car congestion on popular hiking trails and drives.

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New Photos Updated Every-Other Day

A person holding a single golden aspen leaf in front of Breckenridge Mountain during fall.

The leaves have fallen on Boreas Pass Road. The leaves may be done but the views are still amazing! October 4th, 2024.
We are just past peak on Aspen Alley. While there are still incredibly bright colors, the leaves are quickly falling on this trail. September 28th, 2024.
Aspens are BRIGHT yellow and fully peaking on Boreas and Aspen Alley. September 24, 2024.

Fall leaves and mountains
The yellow is HERE on Aspen Alley! September 20, 2024.
Fall leaves and mountains
It’s happening! The peak will be here this weekend (9/20-22) on Boreas Rd and Aspen Alley. September 18, 2024.

Fall leaves and mountains
Here we go! The leaves are turning yellow-green, with major patches of bright yellow along Aspen Alley. September 16, 2024.
Leaves turning yellow along a dirt road
Trees are turning yellow quickly higher up on Boreas pass road! September 14, 2024. Photo taken by @johny.prsm
Green aspen trees and mountains
While largely still green, several patches are starting to turn bright yellow! September 12, 2024

Leaves are just barely starting to change to yellow-green on Aspen Alley! September 9, 2024.
We’re still in full-summer mode with hardly a sprinkle of yellow leaves throughout the aspen groves. September 6, 2024.

Breckenridge Main Street is in it’s peak! While leaves are done up high, they are bright gold throughout town due to their lower elevation. October 2nd, 2024
Main Street is popping off! This photo may not show it best, but we’re just about in full gold-mode. September 28, 2024.
Stunning Main Street, Breckenridge! September 28th, 2024.
Colors are main street are changing and nearing peak! They’ll likely stay bright and colorful for the next two weeks. September 24, 2024.
Fall trees in a charming mountain town.
Trees are now starting to change along Main Street! Peak here in town will likely be this coming weekend, September 28th. Photo taken September 23rd, 2024.
trees on main st
The trees are really still hanging on to their green on Main Street. Peak isn’t expected on Main until the last weekend in September at the earliest. September 18, 2024.
Green tress along Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Still mostly green leaves on Main Street in Breckenridge. We expect the peak on Main Street to happen a little bit later – the last week of September. September 16, 2024.
Trees along main street, breckenridge.
Yellow leaves are slowly peppering trees along Main Street Breckenridge. September 14, 2024.
Trees are still mostly hanging on to their summer-greens, with the exception of a few sprinkles of yellow along Main Street. September 9, 2024.
We’re still in summer mode and the majority of the trees are still beautiful and green along Main Street. September 6, 2024.

Leaves are dwindling around the gondola on Shock Hill and Pence Miller Trails. October 2nd, 2024.
A beautiful array of golden and yellow leaves surround the gondola on Shock Hill and Pence Miller Trails. September 28, 2024.
It’s a sea of gold and orange from the overlook on Ski Hill Road. The colors are hanging on very nicely here! September 28, 2024.
Stunning colors in this area. We’re in fully peak! September 24, 2024.
All aspen groves are popping and fully changing under the gondola! September 24th, 2024.
Fall trees and a gondola.
Shock Hill and Pence Miller areas continue to burst with gorgeous colors. Hiking in this are is supreme right now. September 23rd, 2024.
Fall colors with mountains and the gondola.
Yellow is appearing on Shock Hill! September 20, 2024.
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The leaves are changing quickly in this area! September 18, 2024.
Fall trees and mountains.
Bright colors are lining Ski Hill Road. September 18, 2024.

fall leaves and mountains
I mean, come on! Beautiful. September 18, 2024.
Under the gondola in Breckenridge
Although from this spot it’s still quite green, many areas on Shock Hill and Pence Miller are turning bright yellow and orange. September 16, 2024.

The grove is changing beautifully near the Overlook on Ski Hill Road. September 16, 2024.
Gorgeous colors from Ski Hill Road. September 16, 2024.
Gondola and mountains.
We’re beginning to see the change over on parts of Shock Hill! We expect trees to change over in the next week. September 14, 2024.
Fall leaves and mountains.
Ski Hill road is where our brightest colors are right now in Breckenridge. Gorgeous views from the overlook! September 14, 2024.
Gondola and green aspen trees
You’ll notice small patches of colors starting to pop on the west side of Breckenridge, including on Shock Hill/Pence Miller trails. September 11, 2024
Golden aspen trees with mountains in the background
Just up Ski Hill road you’ll find minor patches of Aspens changing beautifully! September 11, 2024

Leaves are quickly falling in the Wellington/B&B mine area. October 2nd, 2024.
Gorgeous fall colors in the mountains.
The “candy stripe” fall colors are changing beautifully on Mineral Hill. September 20, 2024.
fall leaves and an historic mine.
Beautiful pockets of bright yellows, oranges, and reds are popping at the Minnie Mine! September 18, 2024.
Fall leaves and mountains
The “candy stripes” are changing on Minnie Mine! This area tends to change in “stripes” of green, yellow, orange, and red. September 16, 2024.
Fall leaves and Breckenridge Ski Resort
Beautiful bright colors are popping along Hiker’s Gold Trail on Mineral Hill, and through the B&B, Minnie Mine, and X10U8 Trails! September 16, 2024.
Fall colors and an historic preserved mining building called Minnie Mine.
Stunning colors are already surrounding Minnie Mine. September 16, 2024.
Fall trees
Aspens along the Minnie Mine and Reiling Dredge trails are changing quick! Peak expected along these areas in about a week. Photo taken September 10, 2024.

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