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Fall color status today and a five‑week outlook for anywhere in the lower 48. Search a city or ZIP code, or tap the map.
Planning ahead? These are the typical peak ranges across each state’s best-known color destinations.
Best places for fall foliage, region by region →
It depends on where you are. In a typical year, color peaks in late September in far northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Colorado’s high country. Northern New England and the Adirondacks peak in early October, southern New England and the high Appalachians in mid-October, and the Mid-Atlantic, Southern Appalachian valleys, and Ohio Valley from late October into early November.
The forecast is an estimate from a model of typical years, not live observations. In most years peak lands within about a week of the estimate, but unusual heat, drought, or an early freeze can move it further.
At any one spot, near-peak color usually lasts about a week to ten days. Across a region the season runs much longer, because color moves downhill and south over several weeks.
Yes. Search any city or ZIP code in the lower 48, or tap the map, to see today’s status and a five-week outlook for that spot.
New England, the Adirondacks and Catskills, the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to the Great Smokies, the Upper Midwest’s North Woods, and the aspen groves of the Rockies all rank among the best. See foliage by state for typical peak dates.
Leaves.com estimates peak from long‑run patterns: color arrives earlier farther north, higher up, and away from the coast and the Great Lakes. Drag the date slider to watch it move south and downhill through the season.
These are typical‑year estimates, not live reports. A warm September, drought, or an early hard freeze can shift peak by a week or more, so check a local report before a big trip. Elevations for map taps and most cities are estimated; edit the elevation in any report for a summit or valley.