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 Hudson, New York

Explore locations and scenic byways near Hudson, New York.

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveLakes to Locks Passage48 mi · 1 hr 10 minTraces the connected waterway from Albany to Quebec, bordered by autumn forest.Scenic driveMohawk Trail Scenic Byway50 mi · 1 hr 24 minOne of New England's oldest scenic touring roads, lined with fall color.Albany Pine Bush Preserve45 mi · 1 hr 2 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWest Cornwall Covered Bridge37 mi · 1 hr 4 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWoodstock39 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCohoes Falls48 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 739 mi · 1 hr 9 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorPeebles Island State Park48 mi · 1 hr 9 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKent Falls State Park44 mi · 1 hr 18 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorMacedonia Brook State Park (Kent)39 mi · 1 hr 19 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorMohawk State Forest (Cornwall)45 mi · 1 hr 22 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorJohn Boyd Thacher State Park56 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLitchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)51 mi · 1 hr 27 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Greylock State Reservation50 mi · 1 hr 35 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeacon68 mi · 1 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCold Spring70 mi · 1 hr 42 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHudson Highlands State Park68 mi · 1 hr 44 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFarmington River Valley54 mi · 1 hr 47 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorTalcott Mountain State Park65 mi · 1 hr 53 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCatskill Mountains69 mi · 2 hrPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveVermont Route 10086 mi · 2 hr 12 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.Scenic driveMerritt Parkway102 mi · 2 hr 29 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Scenic driveConnecticut State Route 169114 mi · 2 hr 33 minWinds through historic towns with views of maple and pine stands that light up in the fall.Bear Mountain State Park81 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 269 mi · 2 hr 7 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorCroton Gorge Park84 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPenwood State Park67 mi · 2 hr 9 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRagged Mountain79 mi · 2 hr 12 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSleeping Giant State Park88 mi · 2 hr 17 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHarriman State Park89 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 169108 mi · 2 hr 22 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHigh Point State Park102 mi · 2 hr 28 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorBrattleboro119 mi · 2 hr 33 minVermontPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorNew York Botanical Garden109 mi · 2 hr 39 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorEssex108 mi · 2 hr 44 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPleasant Valley Road123 mi · 2 hr 45 minVermontPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorConnecticut River Valley99 mi · 2 hr 46 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDevil’s Hopyard State Park103 mi · 2 hr 47 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCentral Park116 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area116 mi · 2 hr 50 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorGillette Castle State Park109 mi · 2 hr 51 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Road (Lincoln)136 mi · 2 hr 52 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Snow92 mi · 2 hr 58 minVermontPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorNew York City121 mi · 3 hrPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Wachusett Mountain124 mi · 3 hr 1 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorNorth Central Massachusetts144 mi · 3 hr 3 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWolf Hill Forest Preserve (Smithfield)143 mi · 3 hr 5 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFruitlands Museum (Harvard)147 mi · 3 hr 8 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorProspect Terrace Park149 mi · 3 hr 9 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorScituate Reservoir Loop146 mi · 3 hr 12 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoger Williams Park (Providence)154 mi · 3 hr 15 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorThe Shoreline & Mystic125 mi · 3 hr 16 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBoston Common & Public Garden156 mi · 3 hr 16 minMassachusettsPeak timing not publishedStatus: Not startedArnold Arboretum153 mi · 3 hr 18 minMassachusettsPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Not startedWashington Rock State Park153 mi · 3 hr 19 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHoughton’s Pond (Blue Hills Reservation)160 mi · 3 hr 22 minMassachusettsPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)156 mi · 3 hr 22 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMiddlesex Fells Reservation159 mi · 3 hr 24 minMassachusettsPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park156 mi · 3 hr 26 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPocono Mountains149 mi · 3 hr 27 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJenny Jump State Forest145 mi · 3 hr 30 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Hudson.

produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Esri, Garmin, USGS, NPS, HERE · Terrain data: USGS, NOAA; contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; source: INEGI, Continental relief, 2016Powered by Esri

Planning Your Trip to Hudson

From Hudson 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 Hudson, peak color has historically landed in Mid October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Hudson

How we know when Hudson 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.