Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Killens Pond State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 27. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 22 to November 1.
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 Kent County and across Delaware.
That is 1 day later than usual (October 26): the six weeks to October 13 ran 0.6°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color. This will settle about ten days before peak, as the weather comes in.
Fall color at Killens Pond State Park begins as early as October 10 in some spots and continues through November 2 in others — a 24-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Killens Pond State Park
30 to 60 minutes
- Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge22 mi · 39 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Moderate color
- Junction & Breakwater Trail31 mi · 50 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge27 mi · 51 minPeak: Oct 23Status: Moderate color
- Cape Henlopen State Park33 mi · 57 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Moderate color
- Trap Pond State Park38 mi · 59 minPeak: Oct 25Status: High color
1 to 2 hours
- Eastern Shore Waterways37 mi · 1 hr 3 minMarylandPeak: Oct 31Status: High color
- Chestertown38 mi · 1 hr 9 minMarylandPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Wilmington & Western Railroad63 mi · 1 hr 22 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Alapocas Run State Park68 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Oct 31Status: Moderate color