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 Central Park
Peak fall color is predicted around November 8. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 3 to November 13.
Predicted peakNovember 8
Best windowNovember 3 – November 13
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 New York and across New York.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Central Park
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Bear Mountain State Park43 mi · 1 hr 1 minPeak: Oct 25Status: Early color
- Croton Gorge Park38 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Oct 22Status: Early color
- Harriman State Park41 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Oct 21Status: Early color
- Duke Farms (Hillsborough)51 mi · 1 hr 14 minNew JerseyPeak: Oct 29Status: Early color
- Cold Spring53 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Oct 22Status: Early color
- Hacklebarney State Park53 mi · 1 hr 22 minNew JerseyPeak: Oct 26Status: Moderate color