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 Bonneyville Mill County Park (Elkhart County)
Peak fall color is predicted around October 25. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 20 to October 30.
- Predicted peak
- October 25
- Best window
- October 20 – October 30
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
The prediction comes from 24 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 Elkhart County and across Indiana.
That is 4 days later than usual (October 22): the six weeks to October 16 ran 2.8°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Bonneyville Mill County Park (Elkhart County)
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Pokagon State Park49 mi · 1 hr 7 minPeak: Oct 26Status: Peak color
- Potato Creek State Park44 mi · 1 hr 7 minPeak: Oct 21
- Grand Mere State Park65 mi · 1 hr 27 minMichiganPeak: Oct 24
- Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve (Fort Wayne)62 mi · 1 hr 28 minPeak: Oct 24Status: Peak color
- Warren Dunes State Park66 mi · 1 hr 33 minMichiganPeak: Nov 1