Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Appleton Farms (Ipswich)
Peak fall color is predicted around October 26. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 21 to October 31.
Predicted peakOctober 26
Best windowOctober 21 – October 31
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction is a 25-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 Appleton Farms (Ipswich)
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Arnold Arboretum35 mi · 1 hr 9 minPeak around Oct 30Not started
- Houghton’s Pond (Blue Hills Reservation)45 mi · 1 hr 14 minPeak around Oct 29Building
- Fruitlands Museum (Harvard)50 mi · 1 hr 24 minPeak around Oct 23
- The White MountainsNew Hampshire48 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak around Oct 21
- North Central Massachusetts59 mi · 1 hr 35 minPeak around Oct 21