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 Town of Shelter Island, New York

Explore locations and scenic byways near Town of Shelter Island, New York.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveMerritt Parkway147 mi · 3 hr 56 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Scenic driveConnecticut State Route 169225 mi · 5 hr 31 minWinds through historic towns with views of maple and pine stands that light up in the fall.Scenic driveLakes to Locks Passage254 mi · 6 hrTraces the connected waterway from Albany to Quebec, bordered by autumn forest.Scenic driveMohawk Trail Scenic Byway261 mi · 6 hr 14 minOne of New England's oldest scenic touring roads, lined with fall color.Central Park106 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNew York City106 mi · 3 hr 3 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCroton Gorge Park130 mi · 3 hr 43 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBear Mountain State Park141 mi · 3 hr 45 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park136 mi · 3 hr 46 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHarriman State Park139 mi · 3 hr 50 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCold Spring152 mi · 4 hr 3 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)150 mi · 4 hr 4 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park153 mi · 4 hr 11 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeacon165 mi · 4 hr 13 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHudson Highlands State Park150 mi · 4 hr 13 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJenny Jump State Forest174 mi · 4 hr 25 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSleeping Giant State Park171 mi · 4 hr 28 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHigh Point State Park170 mi · 4 hr 30 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Crossing Historic Park175 mi · 4 hr 38 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorKent Falls State Park175 mi · 4 hr 39 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area178 mi · 4 hr 43 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorMacedonia Brook State Park (Kent)174 mi · 4 hr 44 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 7185 mi · 4 hr 44 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorLitchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)190 mi · 4 hr 47 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDouble Trouble State Park189 mi · 4 hr 48 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWest Cornwall Covered Bridge188 mi · 4 hr 49 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRagged Mountain186 mi · 4 hr 50 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWoodstock199 mi · 4 hr 56 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEssex192 mi · 4 hr 58 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMohawk State Forest (Cornwall)192 mi · 5 hrConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorTalcott Mountain State Park201 mi · 5 hr 12 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDevil’s Hopyard State Park204 mi · 5 hr 14 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGillette Castle State Park194 mi · 5 hr 14 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorConnecticut River Valley198 mi · 5 hr 17 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFarmington River Valley202 mi · 5 hr 21 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorHudson Valley213 mi · 5 hr 22 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorThe Shoreline & Mystic216 mi · 5 hr 26 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPenwood State Park208 mi · 5 hr 29 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorStockbridge218 mi · 5 hr 43 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMonument Mountain218 mi · 5 hr 45 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Park244 mi · 5 hr 45 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatskill Mountains235 mi · 5 hr 49 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorSouth County Coast235 mi · 5 hr 50 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Not startedAlbany Pine Bush Preserve249 mi · 5 hr 51 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoute 169240 mi · 5 hr 57 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCohoes Falls253 mi · 5 hr 58 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorPeebles Island State Park253 mi · 5 hr 59 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorThe Berkshires (Western Massachusetts)232 mi · 6 hrMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorJohn Boyd Thacher State Park250 mi · 6 hr 6 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorScituate Reservoir Loop254 mi · 6 hr 7 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 1 & 1A251 mi · 6 hr 10 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWolf Hill Forest Preserve (Smithfield)260 mi · 6 hr 13 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoger Williams Park (Providence)260 mi · 6 hr 18 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorProspect Terrace Park265 mi · 6 hr 20 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Road (Lincoln)266 mi · 6 hr 25 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 2274 mi · 6 hr 34 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorMount Greylock State Reservation249 mi · 6 hr 39 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrattleboro281 mi · 6 hr 39 minVermontPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorWachusett Mountain279 mi · 6 hr 43 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorNorth Central Massachusetts284 mi · 6 hr 45 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlithewold Mansion & Gardens279 mi · 6 hr 45 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorColt State Park (Bristol)278 mi · 6 hr 46 minRhode IslandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Not startedFruitlands Museum (Harvard)287 mi · 6 hr 50 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Town of Shelter Island.

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Planning Your Trip to Town of Shelter Island

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

Highlights around Town of Shelter Island

How we know when Town of Shelter Island 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.