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 Hudson Highlands State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 23. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 18 to October 28.
Predicted peakOctober 23
Best windowOctober 18 – October 28
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 Fishkill and across New York.
That is 1 day earlier than usual (October 24): the six weeks to October 13 ran 0.8°F cooler than the 2001–2025 average, and a cooler run before peak brings forward the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Hudson Highlands State Park
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Kent Falls State Park45 mi · 1 hr 22 minConnecticutPeak: Oct 17Status: Early color
- Woodstock58 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak: Oct 18Status: Moderate color
- New York Botanical Garden50 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Nov 9Status: Early color
- Macedonia Brook State Park (Kent)44 mi · 1 hr 27 minConnecticutPeak: Oct 18Status: Early color