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National Seashore·Maryland, Virginia·47,343 acres

Assateague Island National Seashore

Forecast issued Nov 10, 5:22pm ET

Peak colorNov 3Aim for Nov 2 to 5
In the seashore today, Nov 10Just past peak
SepOctNov

Roadsides and wetland edges turn first, and the woods behind them run a few days later.

Weather Wind to 28 mph Friday. Color may come down before it turns.

No new reports from the ground here this week.

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Still greenStartingNearly peakPeakPast peakNo fall canopy we forecastInside the line, each band of elevation is painted on its own date.
Around Assateague Island National Seashore Accomack County holds most of the seashore and is just past peak today. Worcester County, to the northwest, is 4 days ahead.
Assateague Island National Seashore fall foliage map 2026: the unit and the counties around it painted by how far along their color is on Nov 10. Peak forecast around Nov 3, best Nov 2 to 5.
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When is peak fall foliage at Assateague Island National Seashore in 2026?

Our forecast puts peak color at Assateague Island National Seashore around Nov 3, and the four days to aim for are Nov 2 to 5.

That's 3 days later than our model alone would say, because this September has been running warm.

Assateague Island, fall color week by week, 2026
WeekIn the seashoreElevation at peak
Oct 19 to Oct 25Starting to turn
Oct 26 to Nov 1Nearly peak
Nov 2 to Nov 8Peak color-1,000 to 0 ft, 0 to 1,000 ft
Nov 9 to Nov 15 this weekJust past peak
By elevation The seashore runs from about -2 to 6 feet. It turns together: there isn’t enough relief here for the color to come down in stages.
  1. 0–1,000 ftJust past peakpeak Nov 355%
  2. -1,000–0 ftJust past peakpeak Nov 345%

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

That’s 3 days later than our model alone would say. This September has been running warm, which shifts peak color.

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.

Monday, November 2 to Tuesday, November 3

You’ll find it peak color.

That's the day our forecast puts peak color here.

  • 0–1,000 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 3
  • -1,000–0 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 3
What turns
blackgum, red maple, sweetgum, water oak, bald cypress

What turns, and when

Also named across Maryland, outside what the canopy read measures here: Tulip Poplar, White Oak, Hickory.

Western Maryland's Allegheny ridges turn gold and russet with oaks and hickories while sweetgums in the Piedmont produce vivid purple and red.

Questions people ask about Assateague Island National Seashore

When is peak fall foliage at Assateague Island National Seashore?

Our forecast puts peak color at Assateague Island National Seashore around Nov 3, and the four days to aim for are Nov 2 to 5.

Where is the best fall color at Assateague Island National Seashore right now?

On Nov 10 the seashore is just past peak. The last band to peak was -1,000 to 0 feet, around Nov 3.

How long does peak last at Assateague Island National Seashore?

About four days at the top, Nov 2 to 5, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive.

Is Assateague Island National Seashore past peak?

Yes. Peak was around Nov 3, and on Nov 10 it's just past peak.

What trees turn color at Assateague Island National Seashore?

Red Maple, Tulip Poplar, White Oak, Hickory, Sweetgum. Western Maryland's Allegheny ridges turn gold and russet with oaks and hickories while sweetgums in the Piedmont produce vivid purple and red.

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. We score it here against 7 long-running forest cameras: two dates in three land within 13 days of the camera’s own peak. How this map is made

All of Maryland

Nearby, and when they turn

  1. Fort Washington ParkMD · about 107 miles
    Peak Oct 27 best Oct 26 to 29
  2. Piscataway ParkMD · about 108 miles
    Peak Oct 27 best Oct 26 to 29
  3. Greenbelt ParkMD · about 110 miles
    Peak Oct 26 best Oct 25 to 28
  4. National Capital ParksDC, MD · about 110 miles
    Peak Oct 26 best Oct 25 to 28
  5. National MallDC · about 112 miles
    Peak Oct 28 best Oct 27 to 30
  6. Rock Creek ParkDC · about 116 miles
    Peak Oct 25 best Oct 24 to 27