Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Druid Hill Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 31. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 26 to November 5.
The prediction comes from 25 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 Baltimore and across Maryland.
That is 2 days later than usual (October 29): the six weeks to October 13 ran 1.5°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color. This will settle about ten days before peak, as the weather comes in.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Druid Hill Park
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
- Oregon Ridge Park18 mi · 31 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Historic National Road13 mi · 33 minPeak: Oct 22Status: Moderate color
- Patapsco Valley State Park18 mi · 36 minPeak: Oct 25Status: Moderate color
- Gunpowder Falls State Park26 mi · 43 minPeak: Oct 21Status: Early color
- Annapolis33 mi · 51 minPeak: Nov 4Status: Early color
- Western Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)30 mi · 56 minPeak: Oct 23Status: Moderate color