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 Cacapon Resort State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 24. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 19 to October 29.
- Predicted peak
- October 24
- Best window
- October 19 – October 29
- 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 Morgan County and across West Virginia.
That is 3 days later than usual (October 21): the six weeks to October 14 ran 2.3°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Cacapon Resort State Park
1 to 2 hours
- Green Ridge State Forest40 mi · 1 hr 15 minMarylandPeak: Oct 25Status: Moderate color
- Washington Monument State Park57 mi · 1 hr 24 minMarylandPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Great Allegheny Passage59 mi · 1 hr 25 minMarylandPeak: Oct 24Status: Peak color
- Sweet Run State Park54 mi · 1 hr 28 minVirginiaPeak: Oct 26Status: Moderate color
- Cunningham Falls State Park67 mi · 1 hr 40 minMarylandPeak: Oct 24Status: Moderate color
- Sugarloaf Mountain80 mi · 1 hr 48 minMarylandPeak: Oct 30Status: High color
- Black Hill Regional Park84 mi · 1 hr 50 minMarylandPeak: Oct 28Status: Moderate color
- Gettysburg79 mi · 1 hr 57 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Oct 24Status: High color