The Virginia Tourism Corporation announces that a new toll-free Fall Foliage Leaf Line and a comprehensive fall travel website are now available to help visitors plan their trips to Virginia around peak foliage dates throughout the Commonwealth.

Virginia is a leading destination for fall foliage travelers. Six interstate highways provide quick access to all parts of the Commonwealth. More than 2,500 miles of scenic highways and back roads draw visitors to 15.8 million acres of forestland. Leafy hardwoods, the trees that produce the brilliant fall colors, make up much of Virginia's forests. Virginia state parks and national parks are exceptional venues for autumn colors. Virginia's own Shenandoah National Park was selected by AAA as one of the top ten national parks in which to view fall foliage.

The toll-free Fall Foliage Leaf Line, 1-800-424-LOVE, provides an up-to-date report on the status of fall colors in each region of Virginia courtesy of "Forester Tim," an expert in the science of changing autumn foliage colors. The message is updated throughout the fall foliage season.

Virginia Tourism's new fall foliage website, www.fallinvirginia.org, is a resource gateway for planning travel to Virginia during foliage season. The website contains "Forester Tim's Virginia Leaf Report" as well as information on special fall foliage events and festivals, wineries, state parks, driving itineraries and other travel data that is useful during the season. Virginia's mountain, central and coastal regions each has its own area within the website with guides to area attractions, news articles and links to fall foliage travel package information. Weekly photos from "Leaf Cams" at selected Virginia State Parks enable visitors to see for themselves the current color of the leaves around Virginia. Visitors can sign up to receive "Forester Tim's" weekly foliage report by entering their e-mail addresses on the website.

Fall foliage travel information can also be accessed through Virginia Tourism Corporation's official website, www.Virginia.org, a comprehensive travel resource for every season.

Virginia Tourism Corporation
901 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4048 USA
TEL (804) 786-2051
FAX (804) 786-1919
www.virginia.org