Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Gold Creek Pond
Peak fall color is predicted around October 13. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 8 to October 18.
- Predicted peak
- October 13
- Best window
- October 8 – October 18
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
- Color season
- October 4 – October 25
The prediction comes from 25 years of fall color records at this spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw. 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. Explore fall color around Kittitas County and across Washington.
Fall color at Gold Creek Pond begins as early as October 4 in some spots and continues through October 25 in others — a 20-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Gold Creek Pond
1 to 2 hours
- Bellevue Botanical Garden49 mi · 1 hr 4 minPeak: Oct 26Status: Fading
- Washington Park Arboretum (Seattle)58 mi · 1 hr 15 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Peak color
- Seattle Japanese Garden, Washington58 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak: Nov 1Status: Peak color
- Green Lake Park61 mi · 1 hr 18 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Kubota Garden58 mi · 1 hr 20 minPeak: Oct 23Status: Peak color
- Discovery Park63 mi · 1 hr 32 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Peak color
- Point Defiance Park77 mi · 1 hr 47 minPeak: Oct 26Status: Peak color
- Tumwater Canyon88 mi · 1 hr 57 minPeak: Oct 24Status: Fading