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Greenbelt Park

Forecast issued Nov 9, 5:27pm ET

Peak colorOct 26Aim for Oct 25 to 28
In the area today, Nov 9Fading
SepOctNov

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

1 report came in from Prince George's County this week, 1 of them at peak. They moved our date 2 days earlier. See the county on the map.

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Still greenStartingNearly peakPeakPast peakNo fall canopy we forecast
Around Greenbelt Park Nearly all of the area is in Prince George's County, which is fading today.
Greenbelt Park fall foliage map 2026: the place and the counties around it painted by how far along their color is on Nov 9. Peak forecast around Oct 26, best Oct 25 to 28.
Save or share this mapToday’s Greenbelt Park 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 Greenbelt Park in 2026?

Our forecast puts peak color at Greenbelt Park around Oct 26, and the four days to aim for are Oct 25 to 28.

That's 1 day later than our model alone would say, because this season's reports from the ground moved it.

Greenbelt Park, fall color week by week, 2026
WeekIn the area
Oct 12 to Oct 18Nearly peak
Oct 19 to Oct 25Peak color
Oct 26 to Nov 1Peak color
Nov 2 to Nov 8Just past peak
Today from the NEON.D02.SERC.DP1.00033 camera, 31 km from Greenbelt Park
See it now PhenoCam Network, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center camera, 31 km away, captured Nov 9.

That’s 1 day later than our model alone would say. This season’s reports from the ground moved it, and they outrank us.

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.

Sunday, October 25 to Monday, October 26

You’ll find it peak color.

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

Where to drive
Skyline Drive, about 86 miles
What turns
sweetgum, blackgum, red maple, water oak, white oak

What turns, and when

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

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

Across Maryland as a whole: Mid-October in western Maryland, late October to early November in the Piedmont and Eastern Shore.

Questions people ask about Greenbelt Park

When is peak fall foliage at Greenbelt Park?

Our forecast puts peak color at Greenbelt Park around Oct 26, and the four days to aim for are Oct 25 to 28.

Where is the best fall color at Greenbelt Park right now?

On Nov 9 the area is fading.

How long does peak last at Greenbelt Park?

About four days at the top, Oct 25 to 28, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive.

Is Greenbelt Park past peak?

Yes. Peak was around Oct 26, and on Nov 9 it's fading.

What trees turn color at Greenbelt Park?

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. Prince William Forest ParkVA · about 38 miles
    Peak Oct 29 best Oct 28 to 31
  2. Catoctin Mountain ParkMD · about 55 miles
    Peak Nov 1 best Oct 31 to Nov 3
  3. Shenandoah National ParkVA · about 91 miles
    Peak Oct 20 best Oct 19 to 22
  4. Assateague Island National SeashoreMD, VA · about 110 miles
    Peak Nov 3 best Nov 2 to 5
  5. Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation AreaWV · about 132 miles
    Peak Oct 16 best Oct 15 to 18
  6. Petersburg National Battlefield ParkVA · about 133 miles
    Peak Nov 2 best Nov 1 to 4

Fall color roads near Greenbelt Park

Nearest first. Distances are straight-line from the area, so allow more by road.

  • Skyline Drive · about 86 miles, VA · 105 miles of road

    The full length of Shenandoah National Park from Front Royal to Rockfish Gap. 75 overlooks in 105 miles. Best in mid-to-late October.