The predicted color stage on the selected date, modelled from years of fall color records. A forecast, not a live observation.When each area's color is predicted to peak this season. The date doesn't change this view.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around November 13. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 8 to November 18.
- Predicted peak
- November 13
- Best window
- November 8 – November 18
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
The prediction comes from 2 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 San Diego County and across California.
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