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.
Maplewoodstatepark

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Maplewood State Park

Dense maple forests that turn red and orange.

Typical peak
Oct 8
Early October
Best Viewing Window
Oct 3 – Oct 13
Early October to Mid October
Observed now
Peak color
The newest satellite reading was 4 days old at the latest update.
20 sample points · about 9 clear looks per point.
What the trees look like now, not a forecast.

Forest Composition

Oak Hickory dominant
Maple / Beech / Birch18%
Oak / Hickory47%
Aspen / Birch15%
90% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Emmet Township172 mi3 hr 40 minMinneapolis209 mi4 hr 5 min

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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Maplewood State Park

Peak fall color is predicted around October 8. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 3 to October 13.

Predicted peakOctober 8
Best windowOctober 3 – October 13
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 Otter Tail County and across Minnesota.

That is 2 days later than usual (October 7): the six weeks to September 29 ran 1.2°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.

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