Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Cimarron Canyon 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 is a 24-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 Cimarron Canyon State Park
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Over 3 hours
- Hyde Memorial State Park115 mi · 3 hr 5 minPeak around Oct 6
- Pecos Canyon State Park168 mi · 3 hr 37 minPeak around Oct 9
- Jemez Mountain Trail Scenic Byway133 mi · 3 hr 44 min
- Rio Grande Bosque164 mi · 3 hr 53 min
- Mesa Verde Park169 mi · 4 hr
- Sandia Crest Scenic Byway165 mi · 4 hr 25 minPeak around Oct 11
- Sandia Mountains170 mi · 4 hr 41 minPeak around Oct 14
- Phantom Canyon RoadColorado250 mi · 5 hr 9 minPeak around Oct 2