Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Route 100
Peak fall color is predicted around October 9. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 4 to October 14.
Predicted peakOctober 9
Best windowOctober 4 – October 14
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 100
Driving distance and time by road, not straight-line.
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Woodstock62 mi · 1 hr 28 minPeak around Oct 11
- Lake Willoughby (Northeast Kingdom)73 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak around Oct 5
- Lake Sunapee Scenic BywayNew Hampshire92 mi · 1 hr 51 minPeak around Oct 12Building
- Franconia Notch State ParkNew Hampshire89 mi · 1 hr 55 minPeak around Oct 9Building
- LincolnNew Hampshire93 mi · 2 hrPeak around Oct 11Just starting