Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Acadia National Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 17. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 12 to October 22.
Predicted peakOctober 17
Best windowOctober 12 – October 22
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction is a 26-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 Acadia National Park
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Over 3 hours
- Coastal Route 1151 mi · 3 hr 31 minPeak around Oct 19
- Bradbury Mountain State Park151 mi · 3 hr 35 minPeak around Oct 15
- Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park151 mi · 3 hr 41 minPeak around Oct 19
- Raymond Community Forest156 mi · 3 hr 55 minPeak around Oct 17Building
- Randall Orchards171 mi · 4 hr 4 minPeak around Oct 16
- Rangeley169 mi · 4 hr 7 minPeak around Oct 2
- Bethel168 mi · 4 hr 14 minPeak around Oct 11
- Bald Pate Mountain176 mi · 4 hr 20 minPeak around Oct 15Building