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 Pokagon State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 26. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 21 to October 31.
- Predicted peak
- October 26
- Best window
- October 21 – October 31
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
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 Steuben County and across Indiana.
That is 3 days later than usual (October 22): the six weeks to October 16 ran 2.6°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Pokagon State Park
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- Potato Creek State Park91 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Oct 21
- Grand Mere State Park108 mi · 2 hr 21 minMichiganPeak: Oct 24
- Warren Dunes State Park110 mi · 2 hr 27 minMichiganPeak: Nov 1
- Maybury State Park118 mi · 2 hr 31 minMichiganPeak: Oct 24Status: Peak color
- Saugatuck Dunes State Park120 mi · 2 hr 42 minMichiganPeak: Oct 26
- Edward N. Hines Drive132 mi · 2 hr 45 minMichiganPeak: Oct 27Status: High color