Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Great Allegheny Passage
Peak fall color is predicted around October 23. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 18 to October 28.
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 La Vale and across Maryland.
That is 3 days later than usual (October 21): the six weeks to October 13 ran 2.1°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 Great Allegheny Passage
1 to 2 hours
- Green Ridge State Forest31 mi · 1 hr 1 minPeak: Oct 25Status: Early color
- Route 3048 mi · 1 hr 13 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Oct 20Status: Moderate color
- Ohiopyle State Park56 mi · 1 hr 32 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Oct 20Status: Moderate color
- Washington Monument State Park85 mi · 1 hr 51 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Early color
2 to 3 hours
- Great Allegheny Passage88 mi · 2 hr 4 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Oct 25Status: Moderate color
- Cunningham Falls State Park95 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Oct 23Status: Early color
- Sweet Run State Park99 mi · 2 hr 9 minVirginiaPeak: Oct 26Status: Early color
- Sugarloaf Mountain107 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Moderate color