Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Highway 89A
Peak fall color is predicted around October 24. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 19 to October 29.
- Predicted peak
- October 24
- Best window
- October 19 – October 29
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
- Color season
- October 15 – November 15
The prediction comes from 14 years of fall color records at this spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw. Where state foliage spotters report peak (New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Missouri), it has landed inside our ±5-day window about two years in three. An unusual summer or autumn can still move it further. Explore fall color around Coconino County and across Arizona.
Fall color at Highway 89A begins as early as October 15 in some spots and continues through November 15 in others — a 31-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.
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