Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Mohawk Trail
Peak fall color is predicted around October 23. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 18 to October 28.
Predicted peakOctober 23
Best windowOctober 18 – October 28
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 Mohawk Trail
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
30 to 60 minutes
- Middlesex Fells Reservation29 mi · 39 minPeak around Oct 29
- The White MountainsNew Hampshire25 mi · 44 minPeak around Oct 21
- Appleton Farms (Ipswich)22 mi · 49 minPeak around Oct 26Just starting
- Boston Common & Public Garden36 mi · 49 min
- Fruitlands Museum (Harvard)39 mi · 53 minPeak around Oct 23
- Cape Ann (Rockport)37 mi · 59 minPeak around Oct 26