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Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania fall foliage
In a typical year, fall color in the Ohiopyle area peaks around October 25, with the best viewing from roughly October 23 to October 31.
- Typical peak
- October 25
- Best viewing
- Oct 23 – Oct 31
- Color starts
- Around Oct 13
- Leaves mostly down
- Around Nov 7
- Elevation
- 1,200 ft
2026 foliage season
Typical season
Peak around October 25. 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 Ohiopyle on the foliage mapWhere to see the color around Ohiopyle
Ohiopyle sits on a bend of the Youghiogheny River in the Laurel Highlands, surrounded by Ohiopyle State Park. Right in town, Ohiopyle Falls spills across the river, and the Ferncliff Peninsula, a wooded loop inside the river’s bend, has views over the rapids below the falls. Just outside town, Cucumber Falls drops over a rock ledge into a small gorge, and the Great Allegheny Passage trail crosses the river on old railroad bridges with views up and down the valley.
Scenic drive
The Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway follows Routes 381 and 711 for about 68 miles through the Laurel Highlands. From Ohiopyle, it runs north through the forests of the state park and past Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, then on through farm valleys and wooded hills to Ligonier.
If you arrive too early or too late
Too early? Still mostly green
Head higher
Deep Creek Lake, MD (27 miles away, higher up) typically peaks about 5 days earlier, and Davis (Blackwater Falls), WV (51 miles away, higher up) typically peaks about 8 days earlier.
Too late? Already past peak
Head lower or farther south
Charlottesville, VA (138 miles away, farther south) typically peaks about 5 days later, and Washington, DC (147 miles away, lower down) typically peaks about 7 days later.
Nearby destinations
- Deep Creek Lake, MDTypical peak Oct 20, 5 days earlier. 27 miles away.
- Pittsburgh, PATypical peak Oct 24, about the same time. 48 miles away.
- Davis (Blackwater Falls), WVTypical peak Oct 17, 8 days earlier. 51 miles away.
- Snowshoe, WVTypical peak Oct 10, 14 days earlier. 104 miles away.
- Skyland (Shenandoah NP), VATypical peak Oct 15, 9 days earlier. 106 miles away.
Trees you’ll see turning
Common questions
When is peak fall foliage in Ohiopyle?
In a typical year, fall color in the Ohiopyle area peaks around October 25, with the best viewing from roughly October 23 to October 31. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.
How long does peak color last in Ohiopyle?
Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around October 13, and most leaves are down by about November 7.
Is Ohiopyle early or late compared with the rest of Pennsylvania?
Ohiopyle peaks close to the middle of the Pennsylvania season, about Oct 23 on average across the 6 Pennsylvania destinations we track.
What trees color up around Ohiopyle?
The main fall color in this area comes from sugar maple, red maple, tulip tree, 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.