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.

Saranac Lake

An Adirondack town where the foliage turns early.

Typical peak
Oct 4
Early October
Best Viewing Window
Sep 29 – Oct 9
Late September to Early October
Observed now
Peak color
The newest satellite reading was 4 days old at the latest update.
12 sample points · about 4 clear looks per point.
What the trees look like now, not a forecast.

Forest Composition

Maple Beech Birch dominant
Maple / Beech / Birch69%
74% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Lake Placid9.4 mi17 minWaitsfield101 mi2 hr 49 minCity of Cohoes137 mi2 hr 57 min
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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Saranac Lake

Peak fall color is predicted around October 4. Plan for the strongest viewing window from September 29 to October 9.

Predicted peakOctober 4
Best windowSeptember 29 – October 9
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 Village of Saranac Lake and across New York.

This year's weather here has run close to normal, so the date is the usual October 5.

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