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 New York, New York

Explore locations and scenic byways near New York, New York.

1 to 2 hours

Bear Mountain State Park43 mi · 1 hr 1 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCroton Gorge Park38 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHarriman State Park41 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)51 mi · 1 hr 14 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCold Spring53 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park53 mi · 1 hr 22 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeacon67 mi · 1 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHudson Highlands State Park57 mi · 1 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJenny Jump State Forest71 mi · 1 hr 39 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHigh Point State Park67 mi · 1 hr 44 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Crossing Historic Park76 mi · 1 hr 48 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area75 mi · 1 hr 57 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorTyler State Park76 mi · 1 hr 59 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSleeping Giant State Park83 mi · 2 hrConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Double Trouble State Park89 mi · 2 hr 3 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNockamixon State Park89 mi · 2 hr 8 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKent Falls State Park86 mi · 2 hr 10 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorPocono Mountains96 mi · 2 hr 11 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWoodstock101 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMacedonia Brook State Park (Kent)85 mi · 2 hr 14 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 796 mi · 2 hr 14 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorAwbury Arboretum103 mi · 2 hr 15 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLitchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)102 mi · 2 hr 17 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWest Cornwall Covered Bridge100 mi · 2 hr 19 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWissahickon Valley Park104 mi · 2 hr 19 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRagged Mountain98 mi · 2 hr 22 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge107 mi · 2 hr 22 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park112 mi · 2 hr 27 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEssex104 mi · 2 hr 30 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMohawk State Forest (Cornwall)103 mi · 2 hr 30 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRidley Creek State Park118 mi · 2 hr 41 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTalcott Mountain State Park119 mi · 2 hr 43 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDevil’s Hopyard State Park116 mi · 2 hr 46 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGillette Castle State Park106 mi · 2 hr 46 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorAlapocas Run State Park127 mi · 2 hr 46 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHudson Valley116 mi · 2 hr 47 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWilmington & Western Railroad130 mi · 2 hr 48 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorConnecticut River Valley110 mi · 2 hr 49 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrandywine Creek State Park126 mi · 2 hr 50 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFarmington River Valley114 mi · 2 hr 51 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorNemours Estate128 mi · 2 hr 51 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens129 mi · 2 hr 56 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorThe Shoreline & Mystic128 mi · 2 hr 58 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorLongwood Gardens135 mi · 2 hr 58 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center134 mi · 2 hr 59 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveConnecticut State Route 169135 mi · 3 hr 1 minWinds through historic towns with views of maple and pine stands that light up in the fall.Scenic driveLakes to Locks Passage155 mi · 3 hr 16 minTraces the connected waterway from Albany to Quebec, bordered by autumn forest.Scenic driveMohawk Trail Scenic Byway169 mi · 4 hr 23 minOne of New England's oldest scenic touring roads, lined with fall color.Penwood State Park120 mi · 3 hr 1 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Park146 mi · 3 hr 1 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park138 mi · 3 hr 3 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMashomack Preserve106 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedCatskill Mountains137 mi · 3 hr 5 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorAlbany Pine Bush Preserve151 mi · 3 hr 7 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorStockbridge130 mi · 3 hr 14 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCohoes Falls155 mi · 3 hr 14 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorMonument Mountain130 mi · 3 hr 15 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPeebles Island State Park155 mi · 3 hr 15 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest136 mi · 3 hr 21 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County162 mi · 3 hr 21 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Boyd Thacher State Park152 mi · 3 hr 22 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSouth County Coast147 mi · 3 hr 22 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Not started

Driving distance and time by road from New York.

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Planning Your Trip to New York

From New York 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 New York, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around New York

How we know when New York 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.