Great B and Bs for foliage viewing outside New England

When you say "leaf peeping," many travelers think of New England.

But there is some fine foliage viewing in other parts of the USA.

Some B&BS offer views of the hues without leaving the property. BnBFinder compiled a list of such inns, and here are some of its suggestions for rooms with a viewing (check when the foliage is expected to peak when you book, as it can change year to year):

*Lucille's Mountain Top Inn & Spa, Sautee Nacoochee, Ga. You are on a mountain with 360-degree views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lounge outdoors on a rocker, play croquet or badminton.

*Wildberry Lodge, Leicester, N.C. Stay in a log lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains near Asheville. The Blackberry Suite has a private porch.

*Lookout Point Lakeside Inn, Hot Springs, Ark. This 12-room lodging in the Ouachita Mountains overlooking Lake Hamilton offers leaf-peeping from private decks. Peak foliage may not be happening till late October or in November.

*ECCE Bed & Breakfast, Barryville, N.Y. It's above the Upper Delaware River, and you can see into Pennsylvania from its porches

.*Berry Springs Lodge, Sevierville, Tenn. In the foothills of the Smokies, near Dolly Parton's childhood home, you can see trees with a leaf coating of many colors and sit by a campfire.

*Run of the River Inn and Refuge, Leavenworth, Wash. BnBFinder says the seven-room inn "rests on a high water channel of the Icicle River and is partially surrounded by the Washington Department of Wildlife bird refuge. You can choose to view the fall colors from a seat on your suite's private deck and the inn's porch."

*Cameron's Crag Bed & Breakfast, Hollister, Mo. Overlooking Lake Taneycomo and away from the hubbub of Branson, you can soak and leaf-watch from a hot tub on your private deck.

For more info, visit BnBFinder.

Readers, do you have additional recommendations for great inns for leaf-peepers?