Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Ocean Drive (Newport)
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 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 Ocean Drive (Newport)
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Roger Williams Park (Providence)36 mi · 1 hr 3 minPeak around Oct 28
- Route 1 & 1A37 mi · 1 hr 10 minPeak around Oct 25
- Great Road (Lincoln)48 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak around Oct 24
- Wolf Hill Forest Preserve (Smithfield)44 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak around Oct 25
- Scituate Reservoir Loop47 mi · 1 hr 18 minPeak around Oct 23Just starting
- Houghton’s Pond (Blue Hills Reservation)Massachusetts56 mi · 1 hr 22 minPeak around Oct 29Building