Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Great Road (Lincoln)
Peak fall color is predicted around October 24. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 19 to October 29.
Predicted peakOctober 24
Best windowOctober 19 – October 29
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction is a 24-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 Great Road (Lincoln)
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
- Scituate Reservoir Loop21 mi · 32 minPeak around Oct 23Just starting
- Blithewold Mansion & Gardens33 mi · 47 minPeak around Oct 30Not started
- Colt State Park (Bristol)32 mi · 48 minPeak around Oct 31Not started
- Route 1 & 1A37 mi · 48 minPeak around Oct 25
- Houghton’s Pond (Blue Hills Reservation)Massachusetts38 mi · 51 minPeak around Oct 29Building
- Route 169Connecticut34 mi · 55 minPeak around Oct 19