Mammoth, Calif., $139 per room for one night
The Mammoth Mountain Inn, located amid California's Sierra Nevada range, has a Fall Colors discount on its room rates: Stay in a one-bedroom for $139. The inn makes a great base for hiking and outdoorsy pursuits of all sorts. A daily bike pass costs $10 per adult, and you can take a gondola ride ($18) to the free Sierra Interpretive Center at the top. Canoeing, taking dips in hot springing, and visiting Yosemite are other options. When Sept. 16-Nov. 5, 2007. Details Taxes are an additional 13 percent. Based on double or single occupancy. Contact 800/616-6684, mammothmountain.com.

• Call in Sick: Reno, Nevada

The main lodge at Stout's (courtesy Stout's Island Lodge) [enlarge photo] LEAF PEEPERS' DELIGHT From California to Vermont, the colors of autumn make this season the perfect time for a road trip. • Launch the slide show

Birchwood, Wis., $139 per room per night for three nights
Stout's Island Lodge (pictured) has a Fall Getaway package with a three-night stay and a daily breakfast of freshly baked goods, fruit, cold cereal, oatmeal, coffee, tea, and juices. Rooms and cabins are decorated with antiques. Rates start at $418 per room (which represents the value of a two-night stay with the third night free). When Monday-Thursday nights, through Oct. 18, 2007. Details Taxes are an additional 5.5 percent. Package must be booked by phone. Based on double or single occupancy. Contact 715/354-3646, stoutslodge.com.

• Walkable Cities: Madison, Wisc.

North Adams and Stockbridge, Mass., $163 per room per night for two nights
The Red Lion Inn and the Porches Inn have teamed up to offer the Berkshires Top to Bottom package, with accommodations and breakfast at each property. The 45-minute drive from the hip Porches in North Adams, right by the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, south to the cozy 108-room Red Lion in Stockbridge, near the Norman Rockwell Museum, will give you plenty of time to soak up the foliage and tool around the countryside. Rates start at $325 per room, which represents savings of about 10 percent. When Sunday-Thursday, Oct. 22, 2007-May 29, 2008. Details Taxes are included. Based on double occupancy. Contact 413/298-5545, redlioninn.com; 413/664-0400, porches.com.

• Coolest Small Towns: Great Barrington, Mass.

Mackinac Island, Mich., $248 per room per night for a two-night stay
The Island House, which has a lovely veranda, a pool, and restaurants, brings back its Fall Classic package with a two-night stay, buffet breakfast daily, dinner nightly in the 1852 Grill Room, a Friday welcome reception on the veranda (5-6:30 P.M.) with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, half a pound of Ryba's Fudge, an evening hayride, round-trip ferry tickets, and a commemorative poster. Rates start at $496 per room. When Oct. 5-7, 19-21, 2007. Details Taxes are an additional 14 percent. Based on double occupancy. The package represents savings of $126. Contact 800/626-6304, theislandhouse.com.

• Road Trips: Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Middlebury, Vt., $350 per room per night for a two-night stay
The Middlebury Inn, a member of Historic Hotels of America, has put together a Fall Back In Time package loaded with treats. It includes a two-night stay in a luxury room; breakfast daily; a three-course dinner for two at the inn's Morgan restaurant; a picnic lunch of wraps, chips, fruit, dessert, and drinks; passes to the Henry Sheldon Museum valued at $10; passes for the University of Vermont's Morgan Horse Farm; a self-guided tour of the area's picturesque covered bridges; a "hunt for history" scavenger hunt with prizes; and afternoon tea for two. When Sun.-Thurs. through Nov. 4, 2007; add $50 per room for Fri.-Sat. Details Taxes are included. Based on double occupancy. The package represents savings of $100 per couple. Contact 800/678-8946, middleburyinn.com.

• Road Trips: Lake Champlain, Vt.

Hood River, Ore., $630 per room per night
If you're in the mood to splurge, the upscale Columbia Gorge Hotel has a Fall into the Gorge package with accommodations in a garden- or river-view room, a hearty breakfast for two, dinner for two, a $50 credit for the gift shop, a $195 spa credit for a massage or an aesthetician's services, a bottle of Oregon pinot noir, and a fruit and cheese plate upon arrival. Rates start at $630 per room per night. (In comparison, consider that nightly room rates average $199.) When Through Nov. 30, 2007. Details Based on double occupancy. Taxes are included. Contact 800/345-1921, columbiagorgehotel.com.

• Coolest Small Towns: Hood River, Ore.

If you prefer to skip a package and are looking instead for just a reliable, affordable base for exploring, here are a few suggestions:

• Wales House From $55: Minneapolis, Minn.

• Horizon Inn From $89: Wilmington, Vt.

• The Percy Inn From $89: Portland, Maine

• Angel's Watch Inn From $125: Westbrook, Conn.

7 More Fall Foliage travel deals in Colorado, Connecticut, Michigan, New York, and North Carolina from $105.