While it is truly difficult to narrow down the best time of year to live in Boise and to experience all she has to offer, a strong case could be made that fall is the best time of year around town. Boise is known as The City of Trees, after all and nothing says fall like crisp mornings and the riot of colors that the turning of the leaves brings. Sweater weather is fast approaching and it's time to forget about summer and start embracing the wonders that fall has to bring. In today’s blog, we’re going to cover some of the fun things to do during sweater weather in Boise this year.
Local Fall Activities to Enjoy
Boise is always a great place to live, however the fall brings some extra fun activities that make it well worth enduring the cold and the rain that the season brings.
Pumpkin Patches & Corn Mazes
- Lowe Family Farmstead: This is one of our favorite places to go every year. There are plenty of fun activities for the kids and a plethora of good food, beverages, and local pumpkins for the grown ups to enjoy. They offer tons of free activities for the kids including a pumpkin patch hay ride, a corn maze, a candy cannon, potato sack slide, petting zoo, and so much more!
- Shindig Farms: While not as big and expansive as Lowe Family Farmstead, Shindig Farms has some unique attractions that offer a fun family night treat that rivals any local farmstead. They have the valley’s largest straw maze which is built from 8 foot tall blocks of straw bales. This is one of the region’s largest and most expansive mazes. They also offer a fantastic pumpkin patch for picking the perfect carving or eating pumpkins and they have a fun hay ride tour as well.
- Cherry Hill Farms: Located in the beautiful Sunnyslope area near Caldwell, Cherry Hill farms has something that the other farms don’t: a beautiful apple orchard. In addition to their pumpkin patch and corn maze, they have fresh apples you can pick yourself! They also offer ice cream, hot dogs, doughnuts, and more. The kids will have a blast playing on the tube slides, corn hole course, the cherry pit sandbox, and tractor tire playground. Fun for everyone!
Morning Coffee Walk On The Greenbelt
The Greenbelt is always a great place to walk, but in the fall it takes on a more relaxing and even magical quality as the leaves turn gold and red and brown. Grab your favorite hot morning beverage of choice (we recommend hitting up Java downtown for their Bowl of Soul) and head on over to the Greenbelt for a relaxing and awe-inspiring morning walk that will have you ready to take on the day.
Scenic drives around Boise foothills or to McCall for fall foliage.
For this free activity, you can take the whole family out on a relaxing drive around the Boise foothills or up to McCall for a tour of the beautiful fall foliage. Maybe take a drive before stopping somewhere for coffee, cider, or dinner at your favorite mom and pop restaurant.
Conclusion
We hope that this article about preparing for sweater weather activities in the fall was useful to you. If you want to make a purchase, schedule one of our window covering experts for a FREE estimate and more information by calling the office at 208-888-1056. If you have any questions about purchasing some awesome commercial blind or window covering work, or any other window covering related issue, we would love to hear from you. Contact us today to get started.