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: