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.

Gooseberry Falls

Waterfalls surrounded by North Shore fall color.

Typical peak
Oct 4
Early October
Best Viewing Window
Sep 29 – Oct 9
Late September to Early October
Latest color reading
Moderate color
The newest satellite reading was 4 days old at the latest update.
18 sample points · about 7 clear looks per point.
The most recent reading we have, not a forecast; color may have moved since.

Forest Composition

Aspen Birch dominant
Maple / Beech / Birch10%
Aspen / Birch37%
53% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Two Harbors14 mi21 minSilver Bay23 mi43 minDuluth34 mi46 min
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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Gooseberry Falls

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 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 Silver Creek Township and across Minnesota.

This year's weather here has run close to normal, so the date is the usual October 4.

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