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.

Interstate State Park

Early-season foliage, forests, and river views.

Typical peak
Oct 10
Early October
Best Viewing Window
Oct 5 – Oct 15
Early October to Mid October
Latest color reading
High color
The newest satellite reading was 4 days old at the latest update.
20 sample points · about 9 clear looks per point.
The most recent reading we have, not a forecast; color may have moved since.

Forest Composition

Oak Hickory dominant
Maple / Beech / Birch13%
Oak / Hickory59%
Aspen / Birch14%
94% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Sunrise Township21 mi42 minMinneapolis57 mi1 hr 18 minEagan60 mi1 hr 28 min

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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Interstate State Park

Peak fall color is predicted around October 10. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 5 to October 15.

Predicted peakOctober 10
Best windowOctober 5 – October 15
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 Polk County and across Wisconsin.

That is 1 day earlier than usual (October 11): the six weeks to October 1 ran 0.5°F cooler than the 2001–2025 average, and a cooler run before peak brings forward the color.

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