Fall Vanlife Vibes: Type 1 Fun on Wheels
- Alexander Kwapis
- Aug 25
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 9
Early fall is the ideal time for van life. The air's crisp, the crowds are gone, and the trails feel like they're yours. You roll out of bed in your tiny rolling cabin, slide the door open, and boom, instant trailhead. Coffee tastes better with fog over the lake, trust me.
Nothing beats a fall ride with good music on the speakers, coffee steaming in your hand, and windows framing the world as it shifts into red, gold, and orange.
Campervan trips this time of year aren't about epic cross-country missions. They're about chasing color weekends. Two hours down the road and you're parked under a maple that looks like it's on fire. That's Type 1 fun, no suffering required.
Some routes are legendary: Vermont's Green Mountains, Colorado's aspens, Michigan's U.P., and the Blue Ridge Parkway. You don't need plane tickets, only wheels, layers, and a camp stove. Toss in a thermos of cider, and you're living the peak of autumn.
The best part? You set your own front porch every night. Forest soundtrack, campfire crackle, stars overhead. When the acorns start bouncing off the roof, you'll know you timed it right.
