The predicted color stage on the selected date, modelled from satellite history. 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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Planning Your Trip to Smithfield

From Smithfield you can reach 10 fall color locations and 0 scenic byways in Rhode Island, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Smithfield, peak colour has historically landed in Late October, measured from NASA MODIS satellite records at those spots.

Highlights around Smithfield

How we know when Smithfield peaks

Each date above is a multi-year climatology built from NASA satellite observations at that specific spot, with the definition of peak calibrated against ground cameras — not a regional average wearing a local name. Where a location has no usable observations of its own, we withhold the date and point you somewhere nearby that does.