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 Mashomack Preserve
Peak fall color is predicted around November 2. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 28 to November 7.
Predicted peakNovember 2
Best windowOctober 28 – November 7
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 Shelter Island and across New York.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Mashomack Preserve
Over 3 hours
- Central Park106 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Nov 8Status: Early color
- New York City106 mi · 3 hr 3 minPeak: Nov 9Status: Early color
- Croton Gorge Park130 mi · 3 hr 43 minPeak: Oct 22Status: Early color
- Bear Mountain State Park141 mi · 3 hr 45 minPeak: Oct 25Status: Early color
- Washington Rock State Park136 mi · 3 hr 46 minNew JerseyPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color
- Harriman State Park139 mi · 3 hr 50 minPeak: Oct 21Status: Early color
- Cold Spring152 mi · 4 hr 3 minPeak: Oct 22Status: Early color
- Duke Farms (Hillsborough)150 mi · 4 hr 4 minNew JerseyPeak: Oct 29Status: Early color