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Quincy, California fall foliage
In a typical year, fall color in the Quincy (Plumas County) area peaks around October 27, with the best viewing from roughly October 26 to November 3.
- Typical peak
- October 27
- Best viewing
- Oct 26 – Nov 3
- Color starts
- Around Oct 15
- Leaves mostly down
- Around Nov 9
- Elevation
- 3,430 ft
2026 foliage season
Typical season
Peak around October 27. Turn on JavaScript to see today’s estimated status and the five-week outlook.
The season at a glance
Bar height shows how good the viewing typically is on each day, from September 1 through November 30. Colors show the stage, from green through peak red to bare.
Open Quincy on the foliage mapWhere to see the color around Quincy
Quincy, the county seat of Plumas County, sits in American Valley in the northern Sierra Nevada, where oak, dogwood, bigleaf maple, and cottonwood color the hills and valley floor. The county’s own fall color guide points to Bucks Lake Road, west of town, for large stands of dogwood and bigleaf maple, with aspen and willow beyond the lake, and to Quincy Junction Road for wide views of oak and cottonwood across the valley.
Scenic drive
Highway 70, the Feather River Scenic Byway, follows the Feather River through its deep, rocky canyon below Quincy. To the north, Highway 89 leads to Indian Valley, a wide farm valley around Greenville and Taylorsville ringed by forested mountains.
If you arrive too early or too late
Too early? Still mostly green
Head higher
South Lake Tahoe, CA (86 miles away, higher up) typically peaks about 14 days earlier, and Hope Valley, CA (97 miles away, higher up) typically peaks about 19 days earlier.
Too late? Already past peak
Look for lower valleys
None of the destinations we track within 150 miles of Quincy (Plumas County) typically peaks much later. Lower valleys nearby are your best bet: color tends to hang on about 3 to 4 days longer for every 1,000 feet lower.
Nearby destinations
Trees you’ll see turning
Common questions
When is peak fall foliage in Quincy?
In a typical year, fall color in the Quincy area peaks around October 27, with the best viewing from roughly October 26 to November 3. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.
How long does peak color last in Quincy?
Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around October 15, and most leaves are down by about November 9.
Is Quincy early or late compared with the rest of California?
Quincy typically peaks about 16 days later than the California average of Oct 11. It ranks 10 of 11 California destinations from earliest to latest.
What trees color up around Quincy?
The main fall color in this area comes from bigleaf maple, quaking aspen, and willow. See the leaf guide to identify them.
Estimates come from the Leaves.com model of typical years, based on latitude, elevation, and distance from large bodies of water. They are not live observations. How it works.