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 Canaan Valley Resort State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 13. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 8 to October 18.
- Predicted peak
- October 13
- Best window
- October 8 – October 18
- 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 Tucker County and across West Virginia.
That is 3 days later than usual (October 11): the six weeks to October 4 ran 2.1°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Canaan Valley Resort State Park
30 to 60 minutes
2 to 3 hours
- Great Allegheny Passage78 mi · 2 hr 1 minMarylandPeak: Oct 24Status: Peak color
- Cass Scenic Railroad State Park79 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Oct 17Status: Past peak
- Highland Scenic Highway92 mi · 2 hr 17 minPeak: Oct 17Status: Fading
- Laurel Highlands93 mi · 2 hr 22 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Oct 17Status: Fading
- Ohiopyle State Park88 mi · 2 hr 25 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Oct 20Status: Fading
- Green Ridge State Forest99 mi · 2 hr 39 minMarylandPeak: Oct 25Status: Moderate color