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.

Fall foliage near Thomson Township, Minnesota

Explore locations and scenic byways near Thomson Township, Minnesota.

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveGunflint Trail Scenic Byway129 mi · 2 hr 52 minDeep in the boreal forest, offering spectacular yellow birches and aspens.Tettegouche State Park82 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorTaylors Falls115 mi · 2 hr 13 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: High colorInterstate State Park117 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: High colorBayfield & The Northwoods96 mi · 2 hr 19 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorInterstate State Park119 mi · 2 hr 28 minWisconsinPeak: Early OctoberStatus: High colorSummit Avenue (St. Paul)141 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMinnehaha Falls143 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFort Snelling State Park144 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHyland Hills Ski Area (Bloomington)152 mi · 2 hr 53 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Thomson Township.

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Planning Your Trip to Thomson Township

From Thomson Township you can reach 17 fall color locations and 3 scenic byways in Minnesota, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Thomson Township, peak color has historically landed in Early October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Thomson Township

How we know when Thomson Township peaks

Each date above comes from years of fall color records at that specific spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw — not a regional average wearing a local name. Where a location has no usable observations of its own, we withhold the date and point you somewhere nearby that does.