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.

Finger Lakes

Foliage and wine tasting together. Watkins Glen State Park has a stone gorge and cascading waterfalls framed by autumn color.

Typical peak
Oct 22
Late October
Best Viewing Window
Oct 17 – Oct 27
Mid October to Late October
Latest color reading
Early color
The newest satellite reading was 4 days old at the latest update.
20 sample points · about 9 clear looks per point.
The most recent reading we have, not a forecast; color may have moved since.

Forest Composition

Maple Beech Birch dominant
Maple / Beech / Birch46%
Oak / Hickory17%
78% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Watkins Glen18 mi38 minTown of Dix33 mi1 hrTown of Canandaigua60 mi1 hr 39 min
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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Finger Lakes

Peak fall color is predicted around October 22. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 17 to October 27.

Predicted peakOctober 22
Best windowOctober 17 – October 27
Confidence range±5 days

The prediction comes from 14 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 Town of Hector and across New York.

That is 1 day later than usual (October 21): the six weeks to October 12 ran 0.6°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.

Nearby locales

Other places to see color near Finger Lakes

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