Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Lake Winnipesaukee
Peak fall color is predicted around October 19. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 14 to October 24.
Predicted peakOctober 19
Best windowOctober 14 – October 24
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction is a 25-year climatology built from NASA MODIS MOD13Q1 vegetation-index data, with the definition of peak calibrated against PhenoCam ground cameras. 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.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Lake Winnipesaukee
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
1 to 2 hours
- Lincoln56 mi · 1 hr 37 minPeak around Oct 11Just starting
- Randall OrchardsMaine56 mi · 1 hr 38 minPeak around Oct 16
- Jackson56 mi · 1 hr 41 minPeak around Oct 13
- Bald Pate MountainMaine59 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak around Oct 15Building
- Kancamagus Highway (Route 112)59 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak around Oct 11
- Franconia Notch State Park62 mi · 1 hr 44 minPeak around Oct 9Building
- Kancamagus Highway (NH 112)62 mi · 1 hr 49 minPeak around Oct 9
- The White Mountains63 mi · 1 hr 50 minPeak around Oct 21