Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Pleasant Valley Road
Peak fall color is predicted around October 16. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 11 to October 21.
Predicted peakOctober 16
Best windowOctober 11 – October 21
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 Pleasant Valley Road
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Wachusett MountainMassachusetts61 mi · 1 hr 30 minPeak around Oct 19
- Woodstock66 mi · 1 hr 35 minPeak around Oct 11
- North Central MassachusettsMassachusetts66 mi · 1 hr 38 minPeak around Oct 21
- Mount Snow35 mi · 1 hr 40 minPeak around Oct 8
- Lake Sunapee Scenic BywayNew Hampshire69 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak around Oct 12Building
- Mount Greylock State ReservationMassachusetts53 mi · 1 hr 54 minPeak around Oct 14
- Fruitlands Museum (Harvard)Massachusetts78 mi · 1 hr 57 minPeak around Oct 23