Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Holland State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 29. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 24 to November 3.
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 Holland and across Michigan.
That is 2 days later than usual (October 27): the six weeks to October 13 ran 1.6°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 Holland State Park
Over 3 hours
- Kensington Metropark153 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Oct 26Status: Moderate color
- Maybury State Park159 mi · 3 hr 7 minPeak: Oct 24Status: Moderate color
- Traverse City173 mi · 3 hr 22 minPeak: Oct 22Status: Moderate color
- Old Mission Peninsula182 mi · 3 hr 34 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Early color
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore175 mi · 3 hr 50 minPeak: Oct 27Status: Early color
- Seven Bridges Trail at Grant Park239 mi · 4 hr 53 minWisconsinPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Schlitz Audubon Nature Center254 mi · 5 hr 12 minWisconsinPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color
- Milwaukee Area (Seven Bridges Trail, Lake Park)255 mi · 5 hr 13 minWisconsinPeak: Oct 28Status: Early color
- Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve266 mi · 5 hr 27 minWisconsinPeak: Oct 26Status: Moderate color