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Umatilla National Forest

Forecast issued Nov 11, 7:48am ET

Peak colorOct 20Aim for Oct 19 to 22
In the forest today, Nov 11Leaves down
SepOctNov

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

Weather Hard frost Sunday night. Peak may come early and go fast.

No new reports from the ground here this week.

I-84I-90I-5I-12MissionTri-CitiesWalla WallaLa GrandeHermistonPortlandMilton-FreewaterLewistonWallowa-Whitmanpeak Oct 14Hells Canyonpeak Oct 13Malheurpeak Oct 13Ochocopeak Oct 11Umatilla
I-84I-90I-12I-82MissionTri-CitiesWalla WallaHermistonBaker CityLewistonElginUnionWallowa-Whitmanpeak Oct 14Hells Canyonpeak Oct 13Malheurpeak Oct 13Ochocopeak Oct 11Umatilla
Still greenStartingNearly peakPeakPast peakNo fall canopy we forecastInside the line, each band of elevation is painted on its own date.
Around Umatilla National Forest Umatilla County holds most of the forest and is leaves down today. Grant County, to the south, is 12 days ahead. Morrow County, to the west, is 13 days ahead.
Umatilla National Forest fall foliage map 2026: the unit and the counties around it painted by how far along their color is on Nov 11. Peak forecast around Oct 20, best Oct 19 to 22.
Save or share this mapToday’s Umatilla 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 Umatilla National Forest in 2026?

Our forecast puts peak color at Umatilla National Forest around Oct 20, and the four days to aim for are Oct 19 to 22.

The forest runs from about 2,046 to 5,695 feet, and the color comes downhill over about 12 days: the high stands around Oct 5, the low ground around Oct 9. That's 5 days later than our model alone would say, because this season's reports from the ground moved it.

Umatilla, fall color week by week, 2026
WeekIn the forestElevation at peak
Sep 21 to Sep 27Still green
Sep 28 to Oct 4Starting to turn
Oct 5 to Oct 11Starting to turn1,000 to 2,000 ft, 4,000 to 5,000 ft, 5,000 to 6,000 ft
Oct 12 to Oct 18Nearly peak2,000 to 3,000 ft, 3,000 to 4,000 ft
Oct 19 to Oct 25Peak color
Oct 26 to Nov 1Just past peak
By elevation The forest runs from about 2,046 to 5,695 feet. That’s 12 days of season between the top and the bottom: the high stands peak around Oct 5, the low ground holds until about Oct 9, 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. 5,000–6,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 517%
  2. 4,000–5,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 1031%
  3. 3,000–4,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 1725%
  4. 2,000–3,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 1619%
  5. 1,000–2,000 ftLeaves downpeak Oct 95%

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.

That’s 5 days 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.

Monday, October 19 to Tuesday, October 20

You’ll find it fading up high, just past peak lower down.

Up at 5,000 feet the stands peak around Oct 5; down at 3,000 feet they hold on until about Oct 16. Pick your elevation for the day you come.

  • 5,000–6,000 ftFadingpeak Oct 5
  • 4,000–5,000 ftJust past peakpeak Oct 10
  • 3,000–4,000 ftJust past peakpeak Oct 17
  • 2,000–3,000 ftJust past peakpeak Oct 16
What turns
quaking aspen, serviceberry, Rocky Mountain maple, huckleberry

What turns, and when

Also named across Oregon, outside what the canopy read measures here: Vine Maple, Bigleaf Maple, Black Cottonwood, Red Alder, Western Larch.

Vine maples turn vivid scarlet in the understory of Douglas fir forests, bigleaf maples go gold with enormous leaves, and the Columbia Gorge frames it all against waterfalls and basalt.

Questions people ask about Umatilla National Forest

When is peak fall foliage at Umatilla National Forest?

Our forecast puts peak color at Umatilla National Forest around Oct 20, and the four days to aim for are Oct 19 to 22.

Where is the best fall color at Umatilla National Forest right now?

On Nov 11 the forest is leaves down. The last band to peak was 3,000 to 4,000 feet, around Oct 17.

How long does peak last at Umatilla National Forest?

About four days at the top, Oct 19 to 22, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive. Across the forest's elevations the color moves over about 12 days, so there's peak color somewhere in it for roughly 16 days.

Is Umatilla National Forest past peak?

Yes. Peak was around Oct 20, and on Nov 11 it's leaves down.

What trees turn color at Umatilla National Forest?

Vine Maple, Bigleaf Maple, Black Cottonwood, Red Alder, Western Larch. Vine maples turn vivid scarlet in the understory of Douglas fir forests, bigleaf maples go gold with enormous leaves, and the Columbia Gorge frames it all against waterfalls and basalt.

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 Oregon

Nearby, and when they turn

Wallowa-Whitman and Hells Canyon and Malheur and Ochoco are on the map above, with their own date.

  1. Payette National ForestID · about 130 miles
    Peak Oct 13 best Oct 12 to 15
  2. Nez Perce-Clearwater National ForestsID · about 153 miles
    Peak Sep 26 best Sep 25 to 28