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Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Forecast issued Nov 12, 5:26pm ET

Peak colorOct 30Aim for Oct 29 to Nov 1
In the forest today, Nov 13Fading
SepOctNov

Higher ground turns first, so the slopes above the road lead the valley by a few days.

No new reports from the ground here this week.

US 101I-80I-5I-395Shasta LakeChicoMedfordAndersonRed BluffRenoEurekaAshlandWhiskeytown Shasta-Trinitypeak Oct 17Klamathpeak Oct 14Six Riverspeak Oct 23Lassenpeak Oct 20Smith Riverpeak Oct 14Mendocinopeak Nov 2Shasta-Trinity
US 101I-5I-80I-299ChicoAndersonRed BluffMedfordMount ShastaEurekaBurneyYrekaKlamathpeak Oct 14Six Riverspeak Oct 23Lassenpeak Oct 20Mendocinopeak Nov 2Shasta-Trinity
Still greenStartingNearly peakPeakPast peakNo fall canopy we forecastInside the line, each band of elevation is painted on its own date.
Around Shasta-Trinity National Forest Trinity County holds most of the forest and is fading today. Shasta County, to the southeast, is 9 days ahead. Siskiyou County, to the north, is 5 days ahead.
Shasta-Trinity National Forest fall foliage map 2026: the unit and the counties around it painted by how far along their color is on Nov 13. Peak forecast around Oct 30, best Oct 29 to Nov 1.
Save or share this mapToday’s Shasta-Trinity National Forest fall foliage map as a picture, redrawn every morning. Free to reuse with credit to More Than Just Parks and a link back; the terms.Save the mapPin itFacebookXEmail

When is peak fall foliage at Shasta-Trinity National Forest in 2026?

Our forecast puts peak color at Shasta-Trinity National Forest around Oct 30, and the four days to aim for are Oct 29 to Nov 1.

The forest runs from about 1,695 to 6,521 feet, and the color comes downhill over about 10 days: the high stands around Oct 6, the low ground around Oct 16.

Shasta-Trinity, fall color week by week, 2026
WeekIn the forestElevation at peak
Sep 21 to Sep 27Still green
Sep 28 to Oct 4Still green
Oct 5 to Oct 11Starting to turn6,000 to 7,000 ft
Oct 12 to Oct 18Starting to turn1,000 to 2,000 ft, 5,000 to 6,000 ft
Oct 19 to Oct 25Nearly peak4,000 to 5,000 ft
Oct 26 to Nov 1Peak color2,000 to 3,000 ft, 3,000 to 4,000 ft
Nov 2 to Nov 8Just past peak
Nov 9 to Nov 15 this weekJust past peak
By elevation The forest runs from about 1,695 to 6,521 feet. That’s 10 days of season between the top and the bottom: the high stands peak around Oct 6, the low ground holds until about Oct 16, and the color comes downhill in between. The date at the top of this page is the 3,000 to 4,000 foot band.
  1. 6,000–7,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 610%
  2. 5,000–6,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 1416%
  3. 4,000–5,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 2025%
  4. 3,000–4,000 ftFadingpeak Oct 2727%
  5. 2,000–3,000 ftFadingpeak Oct 2615%
  6. 1,000–2,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 167%

Height off 3DEP inside the forest’s own boundary; each band carries the date our model gives that elevation, corrections and all. The percentage is how much of the forest stands in it.

Plan this trip

If you can only come on certain days

Set the days you can be here. Everything under them answers for those days, not for peak.

Friday, November 13 to Saturday, November 14

You’ll find it with the leaves down up high, fading lower down.

Up at 6,000 feet the stands peak around Oct 6; down at 3,000 feet they hold on until about Oct 26. Pick your elevation for the day you come.

  • 6,000–7,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 6
  • 5,000–6,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 14
  • 4,000–5,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 20
  • 3,000–4,000 ftFadingpeak Oct 27
  • 2,000–3,000 ftFadingpeak Oct 26
What turns
California black oak, blue oak, valley oak, Fremont cottonwood, willow

What turns, and when

Also named across California, outside what the canopy read measures here: Quaking Aspen, Bigleaf Maple.

Eastern Sierra aspens turn brilliant gold against granite walls, black oaks in Yosemite Valley go bronze and russet, and cottonwoods line the desert creeks in pale yellow.

Questions people ask about Shasta-Trinity National Forest

When is peak fall foliage at Shasta-Trinity National Forest?

Our forecast puts peak color at Shasta-Trinity National Forest around Oct 30, and the four days to aim for are Oct 29 to Nov 1.

Where is the best fall color at Shasta-Trinity National Forest right now?

On Nov 13 the forest is fading. The last band to peak was 3,000 to 4,000 feet, around Oct 27.

How long does peak last at Shasta-Trinity National Forest?

About four days at the top, Oct 29 to Nov 1, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive. Across the forest's elevations the color moves over about 10 days, so there's peak color somewhere in it for roughly 14 days.

Is Shasta-Trinity National Forest past peak?

Yes. Peak was around Oct 30, and on Nov 13 it's fading.

What trees turn color at Shasta-Trinity National Forest?

California black oak is 30 percent of the trees that turn here, then blue oak (29 percent), valley oak (14), Fremont cottonwood (8), willow (6) and white alder (6). California black oak, blue oak, valley oak, willow and white alder turn yellow or gold; Fremont cottonwood turns red. What turns, and when

This forecast is built from the species that stand here, their elevation and this September’s weather, and corrected in season by cameras, foresters and our own crew. Out here we score it against NASA's satellite record of when the canopy shuts down, read inside each unit’s own boundary: two dates in three land within 12 days of it. How this map is made

All of California

Nearby, and when they turn

Klamath and Six Rivers and Lassen and Smith River are on the map above, with their own date.

  1. Lassen Volcanic National ParkCA · about 71 miles
    Peak Oct 12 best Oct 11 to 14
  2. Redwood National ParkCA · about 75 miles
    Peak Oct 26 best Oct 25 to 28