For travelers chasing peak fall color, the window can be short. Through late September and early October, InvitedHome’s luxury portfolio offers private mountain homes in Telluride, Aspen and Park City, putting travelers close to some of the West’s most spectacular autumn landscapes while replacing the traditional hotel stay with the privacy and space of a home.

In Telluride, Autumn Estate offers six bedrooms, expansive mountain views and multiple outdoor patios in the San Juan Mountains, with prime leaf-peeping dates from September 18 through 30. Aspen’s 24 Little Cloud Trail sits on a private 10-acre enclave at the base of Aspen Mountain, with views spanning Independence Pass, Red Mountain and the surrounding landscape. In Park City, Red Pine Estate provides six bedrooms, an outdoor hot tub, game room and private theater, with prime foliage dates extending from September 26 through October 6. Each property is particularly suited to families and multigenerational groups looking to gather between days spent exploring the changing landscape.

The Curated Take: There is something distinctly appealing about experiencing fall foliage from a private home rather than simply visiting it from a hotel. The luxury here is less about formality and more about having room to settle into the landscape, whether that means gathering around a long dinner, soaking in a hot tub after a day outdoors or simply watching the mountains change color from your own terrace. For multigenerational travel, the private-home model also makes the destination itself part of the experience.