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 Beacon, New York

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

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveMerritt Parkway57 mi · 1 hr 14 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Woodstock48 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHigh Point State Park49 mi · 1 hr 11 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorKent Falls State Park45 mi · 1 hr 15 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorMacedonia Brook State Park (Kent)44 mi · 1 hr 20 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 749 mi · 1 hr 20 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWest Cornwall Covered Bridge53 mi · 1 hr 25 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorNew York Botanical Garden54 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area63 mi · 1 hr 33 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorCentral Park68 mi · 1 hr 33 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMohawk State Forest (Cornwall)56 mi · 1 hr 36 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorHudson Valley68 mi · 1 hr 37 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNew York City72 mi · 1 hr 37 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLitchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)76 mi · 1 hr 39 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRagged Mountain80 mi · 1 hr 44 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSleeping Giant State Park81 mi · 1 hr 44 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park89 mi · 1 hr 53 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Park93 mi · 1 hr 55 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)92 mi · 1 hr 56 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCatskill Mountains84 mi · 1 hr 59 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveLakes to Locks Passage102 mi · 2 hr 9 minTraces the connected waterway from Albany to Quebec, bordered by autumn forest.Scenic driveConnecticut State Route 169137 mi · 2 hr 47 minWinds through historic towns with views of maple and pine stands that light up in the fall.Scenic driveMohawk Trail Scenic Byway115 mi · 2 hr 49 minOne of New England's oldest scenic touring roads, lined with fall color.Hacklebarney State Park92 mi · 2 hr 1 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlbany Pine Bush Preserve97 mi · 2 hr 1 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTalcott Mountain State Park94 mi · 2 hr 4 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorStockbridge85 mi · 2 hr 7 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMonument Mountain85 mi · 2 hr 8 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCohoes Falls102 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorPeebles Island State Park102 mi · 2 hr 9 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPocono Mountains95 mi · 2 hr 9 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJenny Jump State Forest89 mi · 2 hr 11 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFarmington River Valley88 mi · 2 hr 12 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorJohn Boyd Thacher State Park98 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEssex108 mi · 2 hr 18 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorConnecticut River Valley100 mi · 2 hr 21 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorThe Berkshires (Western Massachusetts)98 mi · 2 hr 21 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorPenwood State Park99 mi · 2 hr 22 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorGillette Castle State Park109 mi · 2 hr 25 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDevil’s Hopyard State Park113 mi · 2 hr 30 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Crossing Historic Park116 mi · 2 hr 30 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNockamixon State Park130 mi · 2 hr 50 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorThe Shoreline & Mystic135 mi · 2 hr 54 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTyler State Park126 mi · 2 hr 54 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoute 169139 mi · 2 hr 59 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Greylock State Reservation114 mi · 3 hrMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Double Trouble State Park144 mi · 3 hr 6 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum141 mi · 3 hr 16 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSouth County Coast154 mi · 3 hr 18 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Not startedWissahickon Valley Park147 mi · 3 hr 21 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorScituate Reservoir Loop159 mi · 3 hr 22 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge162 mi · 3 hr 25 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWolf Hill Forest Preserve (Smithfield)165 mi · 3 hr 28 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorValley Forge National Historical Park155 mi · 3 hr 29 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoute 2133 mi · 3 hr 32 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorGreat Road (Lincoln)174 mi · 3 hr 35 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorProspect Terrace Park170 mi · 3 hr 35 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 1 & 1A170 mi · 3 hr 37 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrattleboro177 mi · 3 hr 38 minVermontPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High color

Driving distance and time by road from City of Beacon.

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Planning Your Trip to City of Beacon

From City of Beacon 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 Beacon, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around City of Beacon

How we know when City of Beacon 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.