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.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Summit Metro Parks
Peak fall color is predicted around October 21. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 16 to October 26.
- Predicted peak
- October 21
- Best window
- October 16 – October 26
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
The prediction comes from 24 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 Summit County and across Ohio.
That is 2 days later than usual (October 19): the six weeks to October 11 ran 1.4°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
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