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Fall Photo Guide

Fall foliage map

Follow fall color from the high ridges to the valleys.

US fall foliage: typical seasonal timing Select a date to explore how foliage typically changes with latitude and elevation. Each state links to its guide. Alaska is inset at 0.29 times the scale. State-wide estimates are listed below. Terrain colors describe timing where deciduous trees grow; forest cover and current weather are not modeled. Alabama: Peak Arizona: Bare Arkansas: Past peak California: Bare Colorado: Bare Connecticut: Bare Delaware: limited seasonal color Washington, D.C.: Past peak Florida: limited seasonal color Georgia: Past peak Idaho: Bare Illinois: Bare Indiana: Past peak Iowa: Bare Kansas: Past peak Kentucky: Past peak Louisiana: limited seasonal color Maine: Bare Maryland: Bare Massachusetts: Bare Michigan: Bare Minnesota: Bare Mississippi: limited seasonal color Missouri: Past peak Montana: Bare Nebraska: Bare Nevada: Bare New Hampshire: Bare New Jersey: Bare New Mexico: Bare New York: Bare North Carolina: Bare North Dakota: Bare Ohio: Past peak Oklahoma: Past peak Oregon: Bare Pennsylvania: Bare Rhode Island: Bare South Carolina: Past peak South Dakota: Bare Tennessee: Past peak Texas: Approaching peak Utah: Bare Vermont: Bare Virginia: Bare Washington: Bare West Virginia: Bare Wisconsin: Bare Wyoming: Bare Alaska: Bare
Follow the color south Tap a state for locations and light times.
Typical seasonal timing · 2026 November 1
  1. No change
  2. First color
  3. Approaching peak
  4. Peak
  5. Past peak
  6. Bare
  7. Outside model range

Latitude and elevation estimates; actual timing may vary by weeks. Colors apply where deciduous trees grow.

Map sources & limitations

Terrain: Mapzen Terrain Tiles, with USGS 3DEP, SRTM and GMTED2010 elevation data. Our seasonal model estimates timing from latitude and elevation; it does not incorporate this year's weather, tree species or forest cover. Fine terrain detail does not imply forecast precision. Neutral areas fall outside the model's 30–49°N range.

Alaska uses a separate regional timing estimate and is inset at 0.29× scale. Washington, DC and Hawaii have their own guides. How the timing model works · Calculated 2026-11-01.

State estimates at a glance

At state reference elevations on November 1; local timing varies.

Typical foliage stage for the selected date and typical peak date by state
State Selected date Typical peak
Alaska Bare Sep 7
Montana Bare Sep 15
Wyoming Bare Sep 16
Washington Bare Sep 17
Idaho Bare Sep 18
Colorado Bare Sep 20
South Dakota Bare Sep 21
Utah Bare Sep 23
North Dakota Bare Sep 24
Nevada Bare Sep 24
Minnesota Bare Sep 26
California Bare Sep 27
New Mexico Bare Sep 29
Michigan Bare Sep 30
Wisconsin Bare Sep 30
Oregon Bare Oct 1
Arizona Bare Oct 2
New Hampshire Bare Oct 3
Maine Bare Oct 4
New York Bare Oct 4
Vermont Bare Oct 5
Iowa Bare Oct 10
Massachusetts Bare Oct 11
Pennsylvania Bare Oct 11
West Virginia Bare Oct 12
Nebraska Bare Oct 12
Connecticut Bare Oct 13
Maryland Bare Oct 13
Virginia Bare Oct 13
New Jersey Bare Oct 14
Rhode Island Bare Oct 15
Illinois Bare Oct 15
North Carolina Bare Oct 17
Ohio Past peak Oct 18
Tennessee Past peak Oct 19
Indiana Past peak Oct 19
Kansas Past peak Oct 19
Kentucky Past peak Oct 21
Washington, D.C. Past peak Oct 22
Georgia Past peak Oct 23
Missouri Past peak Oct 23
Arkansas Past peak Oct 24
South Carolina Past peak Oct 26
Oklahoma Past peak Oct 27
Alabama Peak Oct 28
Texas Approaching peak Nov 8