How to Use leaf peeper in a Sentence

leaf peeper

noun
  • In fall, the vibrant foliage draws leaf peepers.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 16 May 2026
  • This fall, New England’s famous foliage show may not last as long as leaf peepers hope.
    — Viola Flowers, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Even with far fewer rangers and limited services, leaf peepers and wildlife watchers continue to drive Trail Ridge Road and hike the park’s trails.
    — AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Local reporting describes heavy traffic, overflow parking, and crowding at overlooks as leaf peepers arrive during good weather windows.
    — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Virginia is most certainly for (fall) lovers, and Shenandoah National Park pops with color each fall, drawing leaf peepers, campers, and rock climbers to explore the park.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Fall colors season is underway in Arizona, and leaf peepers will rejoice at the red, yellow and orange hues bursting from the trees in northern and eastern parts of the state with higher elevations.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The foliage has just started to show its famed autumnal hues, and although much of the state is already mobbed with leaf peepers, the communities along the shores of Lake Champlain are unexpectedly quiet.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Georgetown reopened to traffic from Interstate 70 after a flood of leaf peepers caused gridlock throughout the mountain community, bringing traffic on all roads to a standstill.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
  • This historic line offers a journey through the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway, a 27-mile stretch of rolling countryside that draws leaf peepers every autumn.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Guanella Pass, a popular fall destination for leaf peepers, is a 24-mile scenic byway that climbs above the treeline near Georgetown, about 45 miles west of Denver.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Most of the patients come from the small towns of Franconia, Easton, Lincoln and Sugar Hill, communities whose economies rely on hikers, skiers and leaf peepers.
    — Michael Casey, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Shenandoah County, Virginia Every fall, leaf peepers flock to Skyline Drive to admire Shenandoah National Park’s colorful foliage.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • West, an entomologist for the Colorado State Forest Service who annually spends late-summer weeks evaluating the health of forests around the state from the air and on the ground, believes leaf peepers may be disappointed this year — at least in comparison to the past two.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains, leaf peepers hoping to take in a cascade of color should consider road trips along the Green Mountain Byway in Vermont, to New York's Finger Lakes region, along the Pacific Coast Highway in California, on the Pacific Coast in Oregon, and more.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2025

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