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Marquette, Michigan fall foliage
In a typical year, fall color in the Marquette area peaks around October 1, with the best viewing from roughly September 30 to October 8.
- Typical peak
- October 1
- Best viewing
- Sep 30 – Oct 8
- Color starts
- Around Sep 19
- Leaves mostly down
- Around Oct 14
- Elevation
- 630 ft
2026 foliage season
Typical season
Peak around October 1. 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 Marquette on the foliage mapWhere to see the color around Marquette
Marquette sits on the shore of Lake Superior. Presque Isle Park, a wooded peninsula, has a road and trails around its rocky shore, and just north of town, a short trail climbs Sugarloaf Mountain to a view over the lake and the forests. The Marquette Harbor Lighthouse stands on the point by the harbor.
Scenic drive
County Road 550 runs north from Marquette along the lake and through the forest toward Big Bay. To the east, M-28 follows the Lake Superior shore toward Munising and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
If you arrive too early or too late
Too early? Still mostly green
Head farther north
Copper Harbor, MI (68 miles away, farther north) typically peaks about 5 days earlier.
Too late? Already past peak
Head farther south
Sturgeon Bay (Door County), WI (118 miles away, farther south) typically peaks about 8 days later, and Traverse City, MI (150 miles away, farther south) typically peaks about 7 days later.
Nearby destinations
- Copper Harbor, MITypical peak Sep 26, 5 days earlier. 68 miles away.
- Sturgeon Bay (Door County), WITypical peak Oct 9, 8 days later. 118 miles away.
- Minocqua, WITypical peak Sep 27, 5 days earlier. 120 miles away.
- Mackinac Island, MITypical peak Oct 4, 3 days later. 141 miles away.
- Traverse City, MITypical peak Oct 8, 7 days later. 150 miles away.
Trees you’ll see turning
Common questions
When is peak fall foliage in Marquette?
In a typical year, fall color in the Marquette area peaks around October 1, with the best viewing from roughly September 30 to October 8. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.
How long does peak color last in Marquette?
Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around September 19, and most leaves are down by about October 14.
Is Marquette early or late compared with the rest of Michigan?
Marquette typically peaks about 4 days earlier than the Michigan average of Oct 5. It ranks 2 of 5 Michigan destinations from earliest to latest.
What trees color up around Marquette?
The main fall color in this area comes from sugar maple, paper birch, quaking aspen, and red maple. 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.