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 Orange County, New York

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

1 to 2 hours

New York Botanical Garden40 mi · 1 hr 7 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCentral Park42 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNew York City47 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorHigh Point State Park53 mi · 1 hr 22 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park63 mi · 1 hr 29 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)66 mi · 1 hr 32 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park66 mi · 1 hr 37 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWoodstock69 mi · 1 hr 37 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area67 mi · 1 hr 45 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorJenny Jump State Forest78 mi · 1 hr 47 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKent Falls State Park66 mi · 1 hr 56 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveLakes to Locks Passage124 mi · 2 hr 40 minTraces the connected waterway from Albany to Quebec, bordered by autumn forest.Macedonia Brook State Park (Kent)65 mi · 2 hr 1 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 770 mi · 2 hr 1 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Crossing Historic Park91 mi · 2 hr 6 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWest Cornwall Covered Bridge74 mi · 2 hr 7 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorLitchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)89 mi · 2 hr 13 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSleeping Giant State Park94 mi · 2 hr 15 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMohawk State Forest (Cornwall)77 mi · 2 hr 17 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRagged Mountain92 mi · 2 hr 18 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHudson Valley89 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPocono Mountains103 mi · 2 hr 19 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Park114 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNockamixon State Park104 mi · 2 hr 26 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatskill Mountains105 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorTyler State Park101 mi · 2 hr 30 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlbany Pine Bush Preserve119 mi · 2 hr 32 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTalcott Mountain State Park107 mi · 2 hr 38 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCohoes Falls123 mi · 2 hr 39 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorPeebles Island State Park123 mi · 2 hr 40 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDouble Trouble State Park119 mi · 2 hr 42 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEssex115 mi · 2 hr 45 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFarmington River Valley101 mi · 2 hr 47 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorJohn Boyd Thacher State Park120 mi · 2 hr 47 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorStockbridge106 mi · 2 hr 48 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMonument Mountain106 mi · 2 hr 50 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum115 mi · 2 hr 52 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorConnecticut River Valley113 mi · 2 hr 55 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPenwood State Park112 mi · 2 hr 57 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWissahickon Valley Park122 mi · 2 hr 57 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGillette Castle State Park122 mi · 3 hrConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveConnecticut State Route 169147 mi · 3 hr 15 minWinds through historic towns with views of maple and pine stands that light up in the fall.Scenic driveMohawk Trail Scenic Byway149 mi · 3 hr 26 minOne of New England's oldest scenic touring roads, lined with fall color.Devil’s Hopyard State Park127 mi · 3 hr 1 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorThe Berkshires (Western Massachusetts)139 mi · 3 hr 1 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge137 mi · 3 hr 1 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park130 mi · 3 hr 5 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorThe Shoreline & Mystic139 mi · 3 hr 13 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRidley Creek State Park135 mi · 3 hr 19 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park157 mi · 3 hr 26 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWilmington & Western Railroad160 mi · 3 hr 28 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrandywine Creek State Park156 mi · 3 hr 29 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate158 mi · 3 hr 31 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoute 169151 mi · 3 hr 33 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens158 mi · 3 hr 36 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLongwood Gardens153 mi · 3 hr 36 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Greylock State Reservation149 mi · 3 hr 37 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSouth County Coast158 mi · 3 hr 37 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Not started

Driving distance and time by road from Orange County.

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Planning Your Trip to Orange County

From Orange County 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 Orange County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Orange County

How we know when Orange County 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.