Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Provo Canyon
Peak fall color is predicted around October 5. Plan for the strongest viewing window from September 30 to October 10.
Predicted peakOctober 5
Best windowSeptember 30 – October 10
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 Provo Canyon
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Red Butte Garden48 mi · 1 hr 3 minPeak around Oct 9
- Big Cottonwood Canyon (Donut Falls, Dog Lake)46 mi · 1 hr 4 minPeak around Oct 1
- Little Cottonwood Canyon42 mi · 1 hr 4 minPeak around Sep 29Just starting
- Silver Lake Loop Trail38 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak around Sep 28
- City Creek Canyon48 mi · 1 hr 15 minPeak around Oct 8