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.

Blendon Woods Metro Park

Known for the Sugarbush Trail, featuring dense maple and beech forests turning vivid orange and yellow.

Typical peak
Oct 27
Late October
Best Viewing Window
Oct 22 – Nov 1
Late October to Early November
Observed now
High color
The newest satellite reading was 2 days old at the latest update.
20 sample points · about 11 clear looks per point.
What the trees look like now, not a forecast.

Forest Composition

Elm Ash dominant
Maple / Beech / Birch15%
Oak / Hickory16%
100% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Blendon Woods Metro Park

Peak fall color is predicted around October 27. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 22 to November 1.

Predicted peak
October 27
Best window
October 22 – November 1
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 Columbus and across Ohio.

That is 3 days later than usual (October 24): the six weeks to October 18 ran 2.6°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.

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