Your guide to the 2025 Canberra Autumn Leaves Map!
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Instagrammers, charge up those iPhones. Photographers, polish your lenses.
Because your sure-fire way to find Canberra’s most gorgeous autumn foliage is back for 2025 – and it’s already full of suggestions.
Want to grab the best snap for the ‘gram like @snapsbysal who took the image above? Looking for a spot to take some gorgeous family photos? Just want to feel those seasonal vibes? Meet the ACT Gov’s Autumn Leaves map.
Each year, it shows some of the best annual colour shows across the city to take the guesswork out of finding Canberra’s most colourful deciduous trees – complete with photos! – and if you think they’ve missed a spot, you can send in your own snaps to help rectify the matter.
Here are some autumnal locations mentioned on the map – the perfect places for a stroll and a snap.
North Canberra
- Davenport Street, Fairbridge Street, Hawdon Street and Piper Street, Ainslie
- Flemington Road, Lyneham
- Kosciuszko Avenue, Palmerston
- Tardent Street, Downer
- Masson Street, Turner
South Canberra
- Corner of Novar and Kintore Crescent, Schlich Street and Lennox Gardens, Yarralumla
- Playing Fields, Kitchener Street, Hughes
- Garran Shops, Garran
- Buxton Street and Strickland Crescent, Deakin
Honourable Mentions
- Lake Burley Griffin (obviously)
- Glebe Park
- National Arboretum Canberra
- Lyneham–O’Connor–Turner bike path
- The fabulously red Chinese Pistachio trees lining Friendship Street, Red Hill
- The bright yellow American Elm Trees on Grant Crescent, Griffith
- If you’re in the mood for more water views, head out to Black Mountain Peninsula
Feature image: @snapsbysal
