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.

Split Rock Lighthouse

Forest color and Lake Superior views from the lighthouse.

Typical peak
Oct 3
Early October
Best Viewing Window
Sep 28 – Oct 8
Late September to Early October
Latest color reading
Peak color
The newest satellite reading was 4 days old at the latest update.
12 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

Silver Creek Township14 mi21 minSilver Bay13 mi29 minDuluth48 mi1 hr 4 min
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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Split Rock Lighthouse

Peak fall color is predicted around October 3. Plan for the strongest viewing window from September 28 to October 8.

Predicted peakOctober 3
Best windowSeptember 28 – October 8
Confidence range±5 days

The prediction comes from 25 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 Two Harbors and across Minnesota.

Nearby locales

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