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 Parfrey’s Glen
Peak fall color is predicted around October 19. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 14 to October 24.
Predicted peakOctober 19
Best windowOctober 14 – October 24
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction comes from 24 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 Town of Merrimac and across Wisconsin.
That is 2 days later than usual (October 17): the six weeks to October 9 ran 1.4°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Parfrey’s Glen
2 to 3 hours
- Schlitz Audubon Nature Center122 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color
- Seven Bridges Trail at Grant Park121 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Milwaukee Area (Seven Bridges Trail, Lake Park)122 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Early color
- Perrot State Park127 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Oct 16Status: Peak color
- Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve134 mi · 2 hr 43 minPeak: Oct 26Status: Moderate color
- Eau Claire & Chippewa Valley148 mi · 2 hr 55 minPeak: Oct 21Status: High color