Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Route 1 & 1A
Peak fall color is predicted around October 25. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 20 to October 30.
Predicted peakOctober 25
Best windowOctober 20 – October 30
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 Route 1 & 1A
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
- Prospect Terrace Park24 mi · 34 minPeak around Oct 27Not started
- Scituate Reservoir Loop27 mi · 37 minPeak around Oct 23Just starting
- Wolf Hill Forest Preserve (Smithfield)29 mi · 38 minPeak around Oct 25
- Blithewold Mansion & Gardens23 mi · 42 minPeak around Oct 30Not started
- Great Road (Lincoln)37 mi · 47 minPeak around Oct 24
- Colt State Park (Bristol)27 mi · 49 minPeak around Oct 31Not started
- The Shoreline & MysticConnecticut38 mi · 53 minPeak around Oct 25