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 Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve (Fort Wayne)
Peak fall color is predicted around October 24. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 19 to October 29.
- Predicted peak
- October 24
- Best window
- October 19 – October 29
- 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 Allen County and across Indiana.
That is 4 days later than usual (October 20): the six weeks to October 15 ran 3.1°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve (Fort Wayne)
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- Fred Russ Forest90 mi · 2 hr 9 minMichiganPeak: Oct 20
- Potato Creek State Park89 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Oct 21
- Flat Fork Creek Park113 mi · 2 hr 19 minPeak: Oct 15Status: Peak color
- Holliday Park (Indianapolis)130 mi · 2 hr 38 minPeak: Oct 29Status: High color
- Grand Mere State Park126 mi · 2 hr 50 minMichiganPeak: Oct 24
- Eagle Creek Park138 mi · 2 hr 51 minPeak: Oct 27Status: High color
- Warren Dunes State Park128 mi · 2 hr 56 minMichiganPeak: Nov 1