Beautiful Free Fall Wallpaper and Desktop Backgrounds
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Fall is my favorite season of the year. The beautiful colors of the changing leaves are definitely one of the reasons, and the cooler weather is certainly a welcome change after the heat of summer. There’s just something special about fall weather.
What better way to enjoy the beginning of the season than downloading some autumn wallpaper that can be used as a desktop background on your computer?
On this page, you’ll find more than 80 beautiful photos that can be used as your own wallpaper. The photos feature amazing autumn scenes like colorful forests, fallen leaves, and even some pumpkins. When you see an image that you want to use as your own wallpaper, click on the image and you’ll be led to a page where you can download a high-res version of the photo for free.
We’ll start by showcasing horizontal photos for laptops and desktops, and then we’ll feature vertical images for mobile phone wallpaper.
Fall Wallpaper and Desktop Backgrounds
Sunrays
A beautiful photo with sunrays that fill the forest with warmth.
Leaves on Water
This simple photo of two floating leaves makes an excellent wallpaper.
Tree-Lined Path
A picturesque scene of a tree-lined path with fallen leaves, and a person in the distance.
Foggy Path
This photo features a beautiful path leading into a foggy forest.
Colorful Leaf
Closeup of a colorful leaf, with plenty of space around the edges for your icons.
Leaf on Wood Floor
A colorful leaf lying on a wood floor, which makes a nice background.
Water Droplets
Macro shot of water droplets on a colorful autumn leaf.
Fallen Leaves
This simple photo shows fallen leaves on the ground, and the top half of the photo is perfect for placing your desktop items on the dark background.
Brown Leaves
Closeup of fallen brown leaves with some water droplets.
Closeup of Autumn Leaves
A nice closeup shot of colorful autumn leaves with a bokeh background.
Leaves in a Pattern
Colorful leaves forming a circular pattern.
Reflection
Photo of a lake reflecting the beautiful fall colors of a nearby forest.
Foggy Forest
A leaf-covered path leading through a beautiful foggy forest.
The Dark Hedges
Autumn shot of the beautiful trees of the Dark Hedges.
Leaf
This simple closeup shot of a leaf makes a nice colorful wallpaper or desktop background.
Leaves on Blue Sky
Closeup of colorful leaves on a blue sky background.
Edge of the Lake
Edge of the lake with colorful autumn trees leading up to it.
Leaf and Hand
Closeup of a colorful orange/red leaf and a hand, with a blurred background.
Leaf and Bridge
Another shot of a hand holding a leaf, but this one has a bridge in the blurred background.
Leaf and Lights
Another closeup of a maple leaf, this one with bokeh lights in the background.
Majestic Tree
This beautiful tree is full of colorful leaves, with the sun poking through.
Feet and Leaves
Looking down at the leaf-covered ground.
Autumn Colors from Above
An aerial shot of a road leading through a colorful forest.
Fall from Above
Another aerial shot that shows off amazing fall colors and foliage.
Winding Road
Aerial shot of a winding road leading through a forest of stunning colors.
Autumn Turns to Winter
A forest that features some autumn color, a line of fog, and some snow-covered trees.
Road
A low perspective shot of a road leading through the forest, with fog in the distance.
Falling Leaf
A single falling leaf with a blurred bokeh background.
Pumpkins
Pumpkins are one of the most recognizable signs of fall, and this closeup of beautiful orange pumpkins will give you the autumn feel that you’re after.
Squash
Closeup of some colorful autumn squash.
Abstract Reflection
An abstract shot of water reflecting blurred fall colors.
Ground Covered in Leaves
Colorful leaves almost completely covering the grass.
Leaf-Covered Road
A leaf-covered road lined with picturesque trees.
Autumn Photographer
A woman photographing the autumn landscape.
Looking Up
Looking up through the trees, providing an interesting perspective.
Mountains and Trees
Mountains in the distance with colorful trees in the foreground.
Orange Leaves on a Light Background
This photo showcases colorful orange leaves with a strong contrast on the light background. That light background is perfect for placing your icons and shortcuts.
Leaves and Sky
This colorful photo includes a nice blue sky background, which is an ideal home for your icons and shortcuts.
Closeup of Orange Leaves
A close-up shot of colorful orange leaves with the sun shining through.
Colorful Leaves
This shot of colorful leaves makes an excellent wallpaper or background for your desktop.
Autumn Leaf
You’ll love this close-up shot of a leak with a blurred bokeh background.
Red Autumn Leaves
This photo showcases the amazing colors that make the autumns months our favorites.
Leaf-Covered Path
This photo shows a straight path in a park that’s covered in fallen leaves.
Snow-Covered Mountains
This beautiful scene features a stream, autumn colors, and snow-covered mountains in the distance.
Golden Leaves
Pine
Close-up of pine needles with the sun in the background.
Dry Leaves
A close-up of dry fallen red leaves.
Leaves Around Tree
This tree trunk is surrounded by beautiful fallen leaves that cover the ground.
Abstract
This macro shot of a leaf showcases amazing colors, textures, and lines.
Abstract
Here is another abstract macro shot, but this one features more shades of orange and red.
Thanksgiving Background
This desktop background photo includes plenty of open space for your icons.
Leaf on Grass
This faded shot makes an excellent wallpaper or desktop background. It showcases a lone fallen leaf.
Water Drop
This photo features a drop of water with a reflection and a colorful leaf.
Backlit
A red backlit maple leaf with blurred edges.
Autumn Foliage
Some beautiful trees along the edge of a lake, with mountains in the distance.
Praying
A man kneeling and praying on top of fallen leaves.
From Above
An aerial shot of a thick forest that features some attractive autumn colors.
Autumn Dolomites
This stunning landscape photo showcases the Dolomites in full autumn splendor.
Winding Road
Here’s another outstanding photo of the Dolomites, this one featuring a picturesque winding road.
Autumn Lake
This photo shows an amazing lake scene surrounded by fall colors and snow-covered mountains.
Overhead
A beautiful aerial shot of a road winding through colorful trees.
Prague
An aerial photo of Prague and its spectacular bridges during the fall.
Bokeh
This photo with a blurred background is perfect for use as desktop wallpaper.
Autumn Light
Warm golden light fills this photo of leaves on the ground surrounding a tree trunk.
Bible
An open Bible on top of fallen leaves.
Colorful Leaves
Close-up photo of fall leaves in a variety of colors.
Road
Low angle shot of a tree-lined road with fog in the distance.
Covered Bridge
A red covered bridge surrounded by vibrant fall colors.
Lake Scene
A beautiful lake scene from Italy with mountains in the distance.
Blue Background
Flat lay of colorful fall leaves on a bright blue background.
Red Background
A flat lay photo with a bright red background and plenty of open space for your desktop icons.
Fall Mobile Wallpaper
Explosion of Color
An aerial shot of a road leading through a forest with stunning fall colors.
San Vigilio, Italy
Beautiful trees in autumn colors are in the foreground, with mountain peaks in the background.
Falling Leaves
This shot with selective focus is perfect as mobile wallpaper or background.
Trees on the Mountain
Some autumn colors surrounded by green trees.
Leaf Closeup
A closeup of a single autumn leaf, with a blurred background.
Colorful Leaves
Bright fall leaves in peak color.
Fallen Leaves
This photo of leaves on the ground is sure to give you that special autumn feeling you’re looking for.
Single Leaf
With plenty of whitespace for your icons, this photo of a single leaf is perfect as an autumn wallpaper.
Tree-Lined Path
The leading lines and perspective of this photo create an excellent composition.
Colorful Sky
This beautiful photo shows a colorful orange sky at sunset.
Aerial
The autumn trees seem to form a pattern in this captivating aerial photo.
Floating Leaf
Here’s a mobile wallpaper that shows a single fallen leaf floating on a lake.
Road from Above
This aerial photo features a road winding through a forest decorated with fall colors.
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed this collection of autumn wallpaper and desktop backgrounds and that you were able to narrow it down to one favorite. With so many amazing photos at your disposal, choosing just one can be a real challenge.
If you’re interested in other seasonal wallpapers, please see our other collections:
