The predicted color stage on the selected date, modelled from years of fall color records. A forecast, not a live observation.When each area's color is predicted to peak this season. The date doesn't change this view.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Mountain Loop Highway
Peak fall color is predicted around October 21. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 16 to October 26.
- Predicted peak
- October 21
- Best window
- October 16 – October 26
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
The prediction comes from 14 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 Granite Falls and across Washington.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Mountain Loop Highway
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Bellevue Botanical Garden41 mi · 1 hr 4 minPeak: Oct 26Status: Fading
- Washington Park Arboretum (Seattle)43 mi · 1 hr 4 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Peak color
- Seattle Japanese Garden, Washington44 mi · 1 hr 5 minPeak: Nov 1Status: Peak color
- North Cascades Highway (Lake Diablo Lookout, Washington Pass)46 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Peak color
- Chuckanut Drive51 mi · 1 hr 12 minPeak: Oct 28
- Discovery Park45 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Peak color
- Kubota Garden53 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak: Oct 23Status: Peak color