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 City of Albany, New York

Explore locations and scenic byways near City of Albany, New York.

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveMohawk Trail Scenic Byway43 mi · 1 hr 11 minOne of New England's oldest scenic touring roads, lined with fall color.Stockbridge46 mi · 1 hr 2 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHudson Valley45 mi · 1 hr 3 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMonument Mountain47 mi · 1 hr 6 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorThe Berkshires (Western Massachusetts)44 mi · 1 hr 8 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorWoodstock59 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Greylock State Reservation47 mi · 1 hr 33 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWest Cornwall Covered Bridge78 mi · 1 hr 53 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 781 mi · 1 hr 58 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorBeacon98 mi · 1 hr 59 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveConnecticut State Route 169133 mi · 2 hr 47 minWinds through historic towns with views of maple and pine stands that light up in the fall.Scenic driveVermont Route 100118 mi · 2 hr 55 minOften referred to as Vermont's Main Street, this scenic highway runs north-south through the center of the state, tracing the edge of the Green Mountains.Catskill Mountains81 mi · 2 hr 1 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorMacedonia Brook State Park (Kent)79 mi · 2 hr 7 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 270 mi · 2 hr 7 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorKent Falls State Park85 mi · 2 hr 9 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorMohawk State Forest (Cornwall)84 mi · 2 hr 9 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorLitchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)91 mi · 2 hr 10 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCold Spring105 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrattleboro82 mi · 2 hr 14 minVermontPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorPleasant Valley Road81 mi · 2 hr 15 minVermontPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorHudson Highlands State Park108 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBear Mountain State Park115 mi · 2 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Snow68 mi · 2 hr 24 minVermontPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorFarmington River Valley90 mi · 2 hr 28 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorHarriman State Park119 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTalcott Mountain State Park100 mi · 2 hr 33 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 169127 mi · 2 hr 36 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPenwood State Park105 mi · 2 hr 41 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorHigh Point State Park126 mi · 2 hr 41 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorAdirondack Mountains, New York135 mi · 2 hr 50 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorRagged Mountain132 mi · 2 hr 51 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCroton Gorge Park120 mi · 2 hr 52 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSleeping Giant State Park129 mi · 3 hrConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveMerritt Parkway142 mi · 3 hr 12 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area140 mi · 3 hr 3 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorSaranac Lake143 mi · 3 hr 5 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorGreat Road (Lincoln)154 mi · 3 hr 6 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWoodstock117 mi · 3 hr 7 minVermontPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorCentral Park152 mi · 3 hr 8 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNew York Botanical Garden150 mi · 3 hr 9 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorDevil’s Hopyard State Park147 mi · 3 hr 10 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorEssex153 mi · 3 hr 11 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorConnecticut River Valley141 mi · 3 hr 12 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWhiteface Mountain143 mi · 3 hr 12 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: High colorNew York City156 mi · 3 hr 13 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorWachusett Mountain142 mi · 3 hr 14 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorGillette Castle State Park149 mi · 3 hr 15 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorth Central Massachusetts162 mi · 3 hr 17 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWolf Hill Forest Preserve (Smithfield)161 mi · 3 hr 19 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFruitlands Museum (Harvard)165 mi · 3 hr 21 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorProspect Terrace Park168 mi · 3 hr 23 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorScituate Reservoir Loop164 mi · 3 hr 26 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park172 mi · 3 hr 28 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoger Williams Park (Providence)172 mi · 3 hr 29 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBoston Common & Public Garden174 mi · 3 hr 30 minMassachusettsPeak timing not publishedStatus: Not startedArnold Arboretum172 mi · 3 hr 31 minMassachusettsPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Not startedLake Sunapee Scenic Byway134 mi · 3 hr 35 minNew HampshirePeak: Early OctoberStatus: High colorHoughton’s Pond (Blue Hills Reservation)178 mi · 3 hr 36 minMassachusettsPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park175 mi · 3 hr 36 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMiddlesex Fells Reservation177 mi · 3 hr 38 minMassachusettsPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from City of Albany.

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Planning Your Trip to City of Albany

From City of Albany you can reach 26 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in New York, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

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

Highlights around City of Albany

How we know when City of Albany 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.