Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Route 169
Peak fall color is predicted around October 19. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 14 to October 24.
Predicted peakOctober 19
Best windowOctober 14 – October 24
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction is a 24-year climatology built from NASA MODIS MOD13Q1 vegetation-index data, with the definition of peak calibrated against PhenoCam ground cameras. 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.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Route 169
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Prospect Terrace ParkRhode Island39 mi · 1 hr 4 minPeak around Oct 27Not started
- Wachusett MountainMassachusetts45 mi · 1 hr 10 minPeak around Oct 19
- Roger Williams Park (Providence)Rhode Island48 mi · 1 hr 10 minPeak around Oct 28
- North Central MassachusettsMassachusetts50 mi · 1 hr 12 minPeak around Oct 21
- Talcott Mountain State Park53 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak around Oct 22Just starting
- Fruitlands Museum (Harvard)Massachusetts45 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak around Oct 23