Naizigou Colored Forest
奶子沟
A roughly 40-kilometer “Eighty-li Colorful Gallery” of autumn broadleaf forest and shrubland turning brilliant red and gold, one of Sichuan’s famous red-leaf corridors.
Naizigou lies within Shashiduo Town, northwest of Luhua Town, the county seat of Heishui County. It stretches along the Heishui River valley for about 40 kilometers and is known as the “Eighty-li Colorful Gallery.” From mid-October to early November, maples, birches, smoke trees and shrubs shift from green to yellow to red, forming layered autumn scenes with the river, Tibetan villages and distant snow peaks. The road runs right through the area, so you can stop and take photos as you go, and there is no entrance fee. The routes to Dagu Glacier and Yangrong Hade both pass nearby, and traffic can be heavy on weekends during the colored-leaf season.
Opening hours
All day