When is peak fall foliage in Boston?

In a typical year, fall color in the Boston area peaks around October 24, with the best viewing from roughly October 22 to October 30. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.

How long does peak color last in Boston?

Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around October 12, and most leaves are down by about November 6.

Is Boston early or late compared with the rest of Massachusetts?

Boston typically peaks about 4 days later than the Massachusetts average of Oct 20. It ranks 5 of 6 Massachusetts destinations from earliest to latest.

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Natick, Massachusetts fall foliage

In a typical year, fall color in the Natick area peaks around October 22, with the best viewing from roughly October 20 to October 28.

Typical peak: October 22
Best viewing: Oct 20 – Oct 28
Color starts: Around Oct 10
Leaves mostly down: Around Nov 4
Elevation: 180 ft

2026 foliage season

Typical season

Peak around October 22. 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.

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Where to see the color around Natick

Natick sits on the western edge of the Boston suburbs, among lakes, wooded conservation land, and the Charles River. Lake Cochituate State Park sits on the shore of Lake Cochituate on the town’s northern edge. Along the Charles River, Mass Audubon’s Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary has trails and boardwalks through woods, marshes, and fields. The Cochituate Rail Trail runs north from Natick Center along the lake toward Framingham.

Scenic drive

Route 27 heads south from Natick into Sherborn, past farms, stone walls, and woods near the Charles River. Routes 16 and 135 run east through Wellesley toward the Charles River and Boston.

If you arrive too early or too late

Too early? Still mostly green

Head farther north

Keene, NH (65 miles away, farther north) typically peaks about 7 days earlier, and Brattleboro, VT (73 miles away, farther north) typically peaks about 5 days earlier.

Too late? Already past peak

Head farther south

Newport, RI (55 miles away, farther south) typically peaks about 8 days later, and Hyannis (Cape Cod), MA (70 miles away, farther south) typically peaks about 7 days later.

Nearby destinations

Trees you’ll see turning

Common questions

When is peak fall foliage in Natick?

In a typical year, fall color in the Natick area peaks around October 22, with the best viewing from roughly October 20 to October 28. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.

How long does peak color last in Natick?

Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around October 10, and most leaves are down by about November 4.

Is Natick early or late compared with the rest of Massachusetts?

Natick peaks close to the middle of the Massachusetts season, about Oct 20 on average across the 9 Massachusetts destinations we track.

What trees color up around Natick?

The main fall color in this area comes from red maple, northern red oak, sugar maple, and shagbark hickory. 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.