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Fall foliage calendar

When fall color typically peaks across the U.S., week by week, from the North Woods and the high Rockies in mid-September to the last maples and cypress in Texas in mid-November.

Weeks at a glance

These are typical-year peak dates for the destinations we track, not live reports, and weather can move them by a week or more. Each destination’s page has its best viewing window and today’s estimated status. For any city or ZIP code, use the foliage map, and for this weekend’s best bets, see where to go this weekend.

Sep 14 – 20

Peak color is typically in the Great Lakes and Midwest.

Sep 21 – 27

Peak color is typically in the Great Lakes and Midwest, the Rockies and Southwest, and California.

Sep 28 – Oct 4

Peak color is typically in the Rockies and Southwest, northern New England, and the Great Lakes and Midwest.

Oct 5 – 11

Peak color is typically in northern New England, the Rockies and Southwest, and California.

Oct 12 – 18

Peak color is typically in New York and Pennsylvania, northern New England, and the Great Lakes and Midwest.

Oct 19 – 25

Peak color is typically in southern New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and the Great Lakes and Midwest.

Oct 26 – Nov 1

Peak color is typically in the southern Appalachians and the South, the Great Lakes and Midwest, and Missouri and Arkansas.

Nov 2 – 8

Peak color is typically in the southern Appalachians and the South, the Mid-Atlantic, and Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Nov 9 – 15

Peak color is typically in Texas.

Quick answers

When is peak fall foliage in the U.S.?

It depends on where you are. In a typical year, the high country of the Rockies and the far north peak in late September, New England and the Great Lakes in early to mid-October, the Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic in mid to late October, and the South and Texas into November.

When does fall foliage season start?

The first destinations we track typically peak in the third week of September, starting around September 18, with color beginning to show about two weeks before that in the highest and most northern places.

When is fall foliage season over?

The last destinations we track typically peak around November 12, in the Texas Hill Country, and most leaves come down about two weeks after peak.

How accurate are these dates?

They are typical-year dates from the Leaves.com forecast model, not live reports. Weather can move peak by a week or more in either direction, so check the foliage map or a local report before a big trip.

Keep reading

See today’s estimated color anywhere in the lower 48.

Open the foliage map