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Top 10 Fall Destinations for Vacation Home Rentals

Winter Park, CO
Leavenworth, WA
Big Bear, CA
Central Oregon
Breckenridge, CO
Sedona, AZ
Park City, UT
Smoky Mountains, TN
New York City, NY
New Orleans, LA

At the state level, Americans want to get away rather than stay close to home this fall, with travelers in 44 states searching for vacation homes outside of their home state. Breckenridge, CO, New Orleans and New York City are the top 3 destinations travelers are searching for at the state-by-state level. Only one Florida destination – Vero Beach – makes the list of top fall travel destinations by state this year. To see top destinations in your state go here.

Top 10 Fall Activities in the US

Fall is also a season of new activities for you or your family to participate in, whether or not you’re traveling. The favorite activity we found for the fall was pumpkin carving, followed by visiting a haunted house and watching Halloween movies.

Pumpkin Carving
Haunted House
Halloween Movies
Trick-or-Treating
Leaf Peeping
Apple Picking
Tailgating
Bonfire
Fall Festival
Hayride

Top Fall Activities

State-by-State Fall Travel Destinations for Vacation Rental Homes

State	#1 Destination	#2 Destination	# 3 Destination	Favorite Fall Activity
Alabama	Mentone, AL	Smoky Mountains, TN	Los Angeles, CA	Haunted House
Alaska	Fairbanks, AK	Anchorage, AK	Seattle, WA	Pumpkin Carving
Arizona	Estes Park, CO	Hilton Head, SC	Aspen, CO	Pumpkin Carving
Arkansas	New York City, NY	Breckenridge, CO	Little Rock, AK	Haunted House
California	Snowmass Village, CO	Crested Butte, CO	Smoky Mountains, TN	Haunted House
Colorado	Yosemite, CA	New Orleans, LA	Aspen, CO	Halloween Movies
Connecticut	New York City, NY	Lake Tahoe, CA	Santa Barbara, CA	Apple Picking
Delaware	San Diego, CA	New Orleans, LA	Adirondacks, NY	Pumpkin Carving
Florida	Winter Park, CO	Philadelphia, PA	Flagstaff, AZ	Trick-or-Treating
Georgia	Ellijay, GA	Santa Barbara, CA	Sedona, AZ	Haunted House
Hawaii	San Francisco, CA	Bend, OR	New Orleans, LA	Pumpkin Carving
Idaho	Palm Springs, CA	Park City, UT	Phoenix, AZ	Leaf Peeping
Illinois	Winter Park, CO	Salt Lake City, UT	Crested Butte, CO	Haunted House
Indiana	Breckenridge, CO	Asheville, NC	Santa Barbara, CA	Pumpkin Carving
Iowa	Phoenix, AZ	Denver, CO	Sedona, AZ	Haunted House
Kansas	Los Angeles, CA	San Francisco, CA	San Diego, CA	Pumpkin Carving
Kentucky	Smoky Mountains, TN	Nashville, TN	New York City, NY	Haunted House
Louisiana	Lake Tahoe, CA	Aspen, CO	San Francisco, CA	Pumpkin Carving
Maine	Lake Winnipesaukee, NH	Adirondacks, NY	New Orleans, LA	Apple Picking
Maryland	Breckenridge, CO	Berkeley, CA	Taos, NM	Apple Picking
Massachusetts	Park City, UT	Santa Barbara, CA	Breckenridge, CO	Apple Picking
Michigan	Galveston, TX	Park City, UT	Jackson Hole, WY	Apple Picking
Minnesota	Santa Barbara, CA	Disney World, FL	Sarasota, FL	Apple Picking
Mississippi	Smoky Mountains, TN	New York City, NY	New Orleans, LA	Haunted House
Missouri	Black Hills, SD	New York City, NY	Frisco, CA	Pumpkin Carving
Montana	Yellowstone	Phoenix, AZ	Palm Springs, CA	Pumpkin Carving
Nebraska	Summit County, CO	Breckenridge, CO	Philadelphia, PA	Pumpkin Carving
Nevada	New York City, NY	Breckenridge, CO	Flagstaff, AZ	Pumpkin Carving
New Hampshire	Sedona, AZ	Napa Valley, CA	Bethany Beach, DE	Apple Picking
New Jersey	Vero Beach, FL	Breckenridge, CO	Napa Valley, CA	Pumpkin Carving
New Mexico	Sedona, AZ	Lake Tahoe, CA	Santa Barbara, CA	Pumpkin Carving
New York	Breckenridge, CO	Taos, NM	Asheville, NC	Apple Picking
North Carolina	Sedona, AZ	Vero Beach, FL	Austin, TX	Pumpkin Carving
North Dakota	New Orleans, LA	Lake Tahoe, CA	Phoenix, AZ	Pumpkin Carving
Ohio	Breckenridge, CO	Park City, UT	Napa Valley, CA	Haunted House
Oklahoma	Nashville, TN	New York City, NY	Breckenridge, CO	Pumpkin Carving
Oregon	Breckenridge, CO	Big Bear, CA	La Quinta, CA	Pumpkin Carving
Pennsylvania	Snowmass Village, CO	Sedona, AZ	San Diego, CA	Pumpkin Carving
Rhode Island	Vero Beach, FL	New Orleans, LA	Stowe, VT	Apple Picking
South Carolina	Sedona, AZ	Smoky Mountains, TN	Flagler Beach, FL	Haunted House
South Dakota	Key West, FL	San Diego, CA	Breckenridge, CO	Pumpkin Carving
Tennessee	Smoky Mountains, TN	Estes Park, CO	Boston, MA	Haunted House
Texas	Big Sur, CA	Winter Park, CO	Aspen, CO	Haunted House
Utah	New Orleans, LA	Breckenridge, CO	Park City, UT	Haunted House
Vermont	Green Mountain, VT	Charleston, SC	Ocean City, NJ	Pumpkin Carving
Virginia	Yosemite, CA	Park City, UT	Vero Beach, FL	Pumpkin Carving
Washington	Jackson Hole, WY	New Orleans, LA	New York City, NY	Pumpkin Carving
West Virginia	Bethany Beach, DE	Berkeley, CA	New Orleans, LA	Pumpkin Carving
Wisconsin	Lake Tahoe, CA	Corpus Christi, TX	Sarasota, FL	Apple Picking
Wyoming	Salt Lake City, UT	Park City, UT	San Diego, CA	Pumpkin Carving

Research Methodology

We analyzed Google Search Data from September 11, 2016 to September 11, 2017 to find average vacation home rental search values for each destination over the time period. We then analyzed search trends specifically for the August-September time period. After comparing the percentage difference in annual average traffic vs labor day traffic, we can conclude these are the top vacation home rental destinations according to Google Search trends for each specific state and nationwide.