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.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Wild River State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 11. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 6 to October 16.
Predicted peakOctober 11
Best windowOctober 6 – October 16
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 Sunrise Township and across Minnesota.
This year's weather here has run close to normal, so the date is the usual October 11.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Wild River State Park
Under 30 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Summit Avenue (St. Paul)57 mi · 1 hr 15 minPeak: Oct 23Status: Moderate color
- Minnehaha Falls59 mi · 1 hr 18 minPeak: Oct 19Status: Moderate color
- Fort Snelling State Park60 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak: Oct 19Status: Moderate color
- Hyland Hills Ski Area (Bloomington)68 mi · 1 hr 30 minPeak: Oct 18Status: Moderate color
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum80 mi · 1 hr 49 minPeak: Oct 18Status: Peak color
- Jay Cooke State Park97 mi · 1 hr 55 minPeak: Oct 6Status: High color