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 Point Defiance Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 26. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 21 to October 31.
- Predicted peak
- October 26
- Best window
- October 21 – October 31
- 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 Tacoma and across Washington.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Point Defiance Park
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Bellevue Botanical Garden44 mi · 1 hr 5 minPeak: Oct 26Status: Fading
- Washington Park Arboretum (Seattle)46 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Peak color
- Green Lake Park47 mi · 1 hr 9 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Seattle Japanese Garden, Washington44 mi · 1 hr 9 minPeak: Nov 1Status: Peak color
- Discovery Park49 mi · 1 hr 22 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Peak color
- Gold Creek Pond77 mi · 1 hr 47 minPeak: Oct 13
- Riverfront Park84 mi · 1 hr 57 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Peak color