Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Moosehead Lake
Peak fall color is predicted around October 4. Plan for the strongest viewing window from September 29 to October 9.
Predicted peakOctober 4
Best windowSeptember 29 – October 9
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction is a 24-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 Moosehead Lake
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Over 3 hours
- Camden144 mi · 4 hr 46 minPeak around Oct 21Not started
- Rangeley149 mi · 4 hr 54 minPeak around Oct 2
- Coastal Route 1180 mi · 4 hr 58 minPeak around Oct 19
- Bradbury Mountain State Park180 mi · 5 hr 2 minPeak around Oct 15
- Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park180 mi · 5 hr 8 minPeak around Oct 19
- Acadia National Park168 mi · 5 hr 13 minPeak around Oct 17
- Baxter State Park95 mi · 5 hr 15 minPeak around Oct 4
- Raymond Community Forest186 mi · 5 hr 22 minPeak around Oct 17Building
- Randall Orchards201 mi · 5 hr 32 minPeak around Oct 16