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 John Boyd Thacher State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 13. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 8 to October 18.
Predicted peakOctober 13
Best windowOctober 8 – October 18
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 New Scotland and across New York.
That is 1 day earlier than usual (October 14): the six weeks to October 4 ran 0.7°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 John Boyd Thacher State Park
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Stockbridge57 mi · 1 hr 25 minMassachusettsPeak: Oct 17Status: Moderate color
- Hudson Valley56 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Oct 19Status: Moderate color
- Monument Mountain58 mi · 1 hr 28 minMassachusettsPeak: Oct 18Status: Moderate color
- Woodstock55 mi · 1 hr 30 minPeak: Oct 18Status: Moderate color
- The Berkshires (Western Massachusetts)58 mi · 1 hr 32 minMassachusettsPeak: Oct 14Status: High color