Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Colt State Park (Bristol)
Peak fall color is predicted around October 31. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 26 to November 5.
Predicted peakOctober 31
Best windowOctober 26 – November 5
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction is a 25-year climatology built from NASA MODIS MOD13Q1 vegetation-index data, with the definition of peak calibrated against PhenoCam ground cameras. 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.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Colt State Park (Bristol)
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
30 to 60 minutes
- Prospect Terrace Park16 mi · 32 minPeak around Oct 27Not started
- Roger Williams Park (Providence)19 mi · 37 minPeak around Oct 28
- Ocean Drive (Newport)22 mi · 44 minPeak around Oct 31Not started
- Great Road (Lincoln)31 mi · 47 minPeak around Oct 24
- Wolf Hill Forest Preserve (Smithfield)27 mi · 48 minPeak around Oct 25
- Route 1 & 1A27 mi · 51 minPeak around Oct 25
- Scituate Reservoir Loop29 mi · 52 minPeak around Oct 23Just starting