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 Fred Russ Forest
Peak fall color is predicted around October 20. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 15 to October 25.
- Predicted peak
- October 20
- Best window
- October 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 Cass County and across Michigan.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Fred Russ Forest
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Grand Mere State Park40 mi · 1 hr 2 minPeak: Oct 24
- Warren Dunes State Park41 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak: Nov 1
- Potato Creek State Park54 mi · 1 hr 25 minIndianaPeak: Oct 21
- Saugatuck Dunes State Park66 mi · 1 hr 32 minPeak: Oct 26
- Pokagon State Park76 mi · 1 hr 42 minIndianaPeak: Oct 26Status: Peak color
- Holland State Park78 mi · 1 hr 49 minPeak: Oct 28Status: High color