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 Bayfield & The Northwoods
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 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 Bayfield and across Wisconsin.
That is 3 days later than usual (October 13): the six weeks to October 6 ran 2.5°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Bayfield & The Northwoods
2 to 3 hours
Over 3 hours
- Gooseberry Falls126 mi · 3 hr 5 minMinnesotaPeak: Oct 4Status: Moderate color
- Split Rock Lighthouse139 mi · 3 hr 22 minMinnesotaPeak: Oct 3Status: Peak color
- Tettegouche State Park148 mi · 3 hr 45 minMinnesotaPeak: Oct 3Status: Peak color
- Taylors Falls160 mi · 3 hr 54 minMinnesotaPeak: Oct 10Status: High color
- Keweenaw Peninsula170 mi · 3 hr 55 minMichiganPeak: Oct 7Status: Peak color
- Interstate State Park161 mi · 3 hr 55 minMinnesotaPeak: Oct 10Status: High color