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 Putnam County, New York

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

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveMerritt Parkway40 mi · 1 hr 5 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.New York Botanical Garden47 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorWoodstock55 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKent Falls State Park46 mi · 1 hr 20 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorCentral Park55 mi · 1 hr 21 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorHigh Point State Park56 mi · 1 hr 24 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorMacedonia Brook State Park (Kent)45 mi · 1 hr 25 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 751 mi · 1 hr 25 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWest Cornwall Covered Bridge54 mi · 1 hr 31 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorNew York City63 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMohawk State Forest (Cornwall)58 mi · 1 hr 41 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorHudson Valley69 mi · 1 hr 42 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLitchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)74 mi · 1 hr 44 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area71 mi · 1 hr 46 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRagged Mountain77 mi · 1 hr 49 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSleeping Giant State Park78 mi · 1 hr 49 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park78 mi · 1 hr 49 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)83 mi · 1 hr 57 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveLakes to Locks Passage110 mi · 2 hr 23 minTraces the connected waterway from Albany to Quebec, bordered by autumn forest.Scenic driveConnecticut State Route 169134 mi · 2 hr 52 minWinds through historic towns with views of maple and pine stands that light up in the fall.Scenic driveMohawk Trail Scenic Byway116 mi · 2 hr 54 minOne of New England's oldest scenic touring roads, lined with fall color.Hacklebarney State Park83 mi · 2 hr 2 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTalcott Mountain State Park91 mi · 2 hr 9 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Park100 mi · 2 hr 9 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorStockbridge87 mi · 2 hr 12 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJenny Jump State Forest95 mi · 2 hr 12 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatskill Mountains91 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorMonument Mountain87 mi · 2 hr 14 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlbany Pine Bush Preserve105 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFarmington River Valley86 mi · 2 hr 17 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorCohoes Falls109 mi · 2 hr 21 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorPeebles Island State Park109 mi · 2 hr 22 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPocono Mountains102 mi · 2 hr 22 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEssex105 mi · 2 hr 23 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorConnecticut River Valley97 mi · 2 hr 26 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorThe Berkshires (Western Massachusetts)100 mi · 2 hr 26 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorPenwood State Park96 mi · 2 hr 27 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorJohn Boyd Thacher State Park106 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGillette Castle State Park106 mi · 2 hr 30 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Crossing Historic Park108 mi · 2 hr 32 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDevil’s Hopyard State Park111 mi · 2 hr 35 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNockamixon State Park121 mi · 2 hr 51 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTyler State Park120 mi · 2 hr 55 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorThe Shoreline & Mystic132 mi · 2 hr 59 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDouble Trouble State Park135 mi · 2 hr 59 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Route 169136 mi · 3 hr 4 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Greylock State Reservation116 mi · 3 hr 5 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum149 mi · 3 hr 12 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park150 mi · 3 hr 16 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge153 mi · 3 hr 19 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSouth County Coast151 mi · 3 hr 23 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Not startedValley Forge National Historical Park158 mi · 3 hr 24 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorScituate Reservoir Loop157 mi · 3 hr 27 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWolf Hill Forest Preserve (Smithfield)162 mi · 3 hr 33 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 2135 mi · 3 hr 37 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorRidley Creek State Park164 mi · 3 hr 38 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Road (Lincoln)171 mi · 3 hr 40 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorProspect Terrace Park167 mi · 3 hr 40 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 1 & 1A167 mi · 3 hr 42 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Putnam County.

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Planning Your Trip to Putnam County

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

Highlights around Putnam County

How we know when Putnam 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.