Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Silver Lake Loop Trail
Peak fall color is predicted around September 28. Plan for the strongest viewing window from September 23 to October 3.
Predicted peakSeptember 28
Best windowSeptember 23 – October 3
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 Silver Lake Loop Trail
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.