Fall Color Calendar

For most of the United States, peak fall color arrives in the month of October. This is when wide swaths of the Northeast, Midwest, and Western states are aglow with bright fall foliage, and more than 80 of travelers make their fall foliage trips. Some less-populated regions will peak in September August in northern Alaska, while the

A warm period during fall will also lower the intensity of autumn colors, the U.S. Forest Service said. The latest forecast from the Climate Prediction Center shows that a warmer-than-average fall

A walk in these woods any time of year is a sight to behold, but this fall, if you make a visit to one of northern Arizona's enumerable parks or hidden side trails, you will see the blinding golden foliage of the quaking aspens, which only grow at elevations of 6,000 to 8,000 feet.

Much of New England as well as the Pacific Northwest will be at or near peak fall color by October 11. A little further south, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it looks like mid-October is your best bet. Fall Foliage Color Map. Below is an animated map showing the progression of fall colors across the U.S. based on foliage reports from Almanac

According to the website, Tennessee will see its foliage peak in late October, from October 21-October 25. Things will light up a little earlier across New England, with Maine seeing its peak at

In regions not as well known for fall foliage, such as Tornado Alley and the southeast, foliage season starts a bit later, with a predicted peak in November. By early November, famous fall colors

Letchworth State Park, Western New York. Letchworth State Park, located about 35 miles southwest of Rochester, is renowned as the quotGrand Canyon of the East,quot and is considered one of the most scenically magnificent areas in the eastern U.S. Visitors come to this 14,340-acre park to view the dramatic 600-foot cliffs, and during fall foliage season, the colors add even more spectacular drama.

The map below shows the timing of the typical arrival of peak fall foliage across the Lower 48. Keep in mind that at least patchy to scattered color develops before any peak occurs, which means

The 2025 Fall Foliage Map is the ultimate visual planning guide to the annual progressive changing of the leaves. While no tool can be 100 accurate, this tool is meant to help travelers better time their trips to have the best opportunity of catching peak color each year.

The central third of the state is most colorful between late September and early October. Southern Minnesota trees reach their peak in late September to mid-October. One exception is the North Shore of Lake Superior, where peak fall color arrives roughly one week later than inland areas. Foliage hotline 800-657-3700