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 Rocks State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 20. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 15 to October 25.
Predicted peakOctober 20
Best windowOctober 15 – October 25
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction comes from 14 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 Harford County and across Maryland.
This year's weather here has run close to normal, so the date is the usual October 19.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Rocks State Park
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Druid Hill Park34 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Oct 31Status: Moderate color
- Lancaster County42 mi · 1 hr 12 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Oct 30Status: Moderate color
- White Clay Creek State Park43 mi · 1 hr 13 minDelawarePeak: Oct 28Status: Early color
- Historic National Road39 mi · 1 hr 14 minPeak: Oct 22Status: Moderate color
- Patapsco Valley State Park41 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Oct 25Status: Moderate color
- Western Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)40 mi · 1 hr 21 minPeak: Oct 23Status: Moderate color