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 Cook Forest State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 16. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 11 to October 21.
Predicted peakOctober 16
Best windowOctober 11 – October 21
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 Farmington Township and across Pennsylvania.
That is 2 days later than usual (October 14): the six weeks to October 6 ran 1.7°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Cook Forest State Park
2 to 3 hours
- Pittsburgh (Frick Park)91 mi · 2 hr 19 minPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color
- Schenley Park91 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Moderate color
- Great Allegheny Passage96 mi · 2 hr 33 minPeak: Oct 25Status: Moderate color
- Route 30107 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Oct 20Status: Moderate color
- Cherry Springs State Park105 mi · 2 hr 56 minPeak: Oct 11Status: High color
- Laurel Highlands128 mi · 2 hr 56 minPeak: Oct 17Status: Moderate color