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A creek road seen straight down from the air, maples in red and gold along the water and pale rock beyond, central Utah in October.

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The weekend report·Saturday, October 17 to Sunday, October 18

Color this weekend is in the Rocky Mountains, with 9 other regions coming in

Forecast issued Oct 15, 5:21pm ET

Photograph: More Than Just Parks

Since last weekend, Pacific Northwest went from 201 places inside their window to 125.

Fall foliage map for the weekend of October 17 to 18, 2026: every county in the lower 48 painted by its stage on Saturday, with the parks and forests at peak that weekend marked.
This weekend’s fall foliage mapEvery county in the lower 48 painted for Saturday, October 17, with the places at peak marked. Redrawn every morning. Free to reuse with credit to More Than Just Parks and a link back; the terms.Save the mapPin itFacebookXEmail

Rocky Mountains

  1. Great Sand Dunes National ParkColorado
    Just past peakPeak Oct 14 best Oct 13 to 16
  2. Mesa Verde National ParkColorado
    Just before peakPeak Oct 21 best Oct 20 to 23
  3. Bryce Canyon National ParkUtah
    Peak this weekendPeak Oct 17 best Oct 16 to 19
  4. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkColorado
    Peak this weekendPeak Oct 17 best Oct 16 to 19

Desert Southwest

  1. Grand Canyon National ParkArizona
    Just before peakPeak Oct 21 best Oct 20 to 23
  2. Petrified Forest National ParkArizona
    Just before peakPeak Oct 22 best Oct 21 to 24
  3. Toiyabe National ForestCalifornia, Nevada
    Just past peakPeak Oct 13 best Oct 12 to 15
  4. Coconino National ForestArizona
    Peak this weekendPeak Oct 17 best Oct 16 to 19

Pacific Northwest

  1. Rogue River-Siskiyou National ForestCalifornia, Oregon
    Just before peakPeak Oct 19 best Oct 18 to 21
  2. Willamette National ForestOregon
    Just before peakPeak Oct 20, vine maple Oct 31 best Oct 19 to 22
  3. Malheur National ForestOregon
    Just past peakPeak Oct 13 best Oct 12 to 15
  4. Umatilla National ForestOregon, Washington
    Peak this weekendPeak Oct 17 best Oct 16 to 19

California

  1. Redwood National ParkCalifornia
    Just before peakPeak Oct 19, maple Nov 8 best Oct 18 to 21
  2. Klamath National ForestCalifornia, Oregon
    Just past peakPeak Oct 14, Oregon white oak Oct 26 best Oct 13 to 16
  3. Plumas National ForestCalifornia
    Peak this weekendPeak Oct 18 best Oct 17 to 20
  4. Sequoia National ForestCalifornia
    Just past peakPeak Oct 16 best Oct 15 to 18

Great Lakes and Upper Midwest

  1. Sleeping Bear Dunes National LakeshoreMichigan
    Just before peakPeak Oct 19 best Oct 18 to 21
  2. Apostle Islands National LakeshoreWisconsin
    Just past peakPeak Oct 13 best Oct 12 to 15
  3. Grand Island National Recreation AreaMichigan
    Just past peakPeak Oct 14 best Oct 13 to 16
  4. Horseshoe Bay WildernessMichigan
    Peak this weekendPeak Oct 17 best Oct 16 to 19

Southeast Appalachia

  1. Great Smoky Mountains National ParkNorth Carolina, Tennessee
    Just past peakPeak Oct 14 best Oct 13 to 16
  2. Shenandoah National ParkVirginia
    Just before peakPeak Oct 20 best Oct 19 to 22
  3. George Washington and Jefferson National ForestsKentucky, Virginia, West Virginia
    Just before peakPeak Oct 22 best Oct 21 to 24
  4. Monongahela National ForestWest Virginia
    Just past peakPeak Oct 14 best Oct 13 to 16

Central Midwest

  1. Cuyahoga Valley National ParkOhio
    Just before peakPeak Oct 20, oak Oct 26 best Oct 19 to 22
  2. Effigy Mounds National MonumentIowa
    Just past peakPeak Oct 15, oak Oct 20 best Oct 14 to 17
  3. Herbert Hoover National Historic SiteIowa
    Just before peakPeak Oct 21, oak Oct 24 best Oct 20 to 23
  4. Neal Smith National Wildlife RefugeIowa
    Peak this weekendPeak Oct 17, oak Oct 20 best Oct 16 to 19

Northern Plains

  1. Badlands National ParkSouth Dakota
    Peak this weekendPeak Oct 17 best Oct 16 to 19
  2. Missouri National Recreational RiverNebraska
    Just past peakPeak Oct 16 best Oct 15 to 18
  3. Black Elk WildernessSouth Dakota
    Just past peakPeak Oct 15 best Oct 14 to 17
  4. Soldier Creek WildernessNebraska
    Just before peakPeak Oct 22 best Oct 21 to 24

New England

  1. Cape Cod National SeashoreMassachusetts
    Just before peakPeak Oct 21 best Oct 20 to 23
  2. Baring Wilderness AreaMaine
    Just past peakPeak Oct 13 best Oct 12 to 15
  3. Minute Man National Historical ParkMassachusetts
    Just past peakPeak Oct 13 best Oct 12 to 15
  4. Tyringham CobbleMassachusetts
    Just past peakPeak Oct 13 best Oct 12 to 15

Mid-Atlantic

  1. Allegheny National ForestPennsylvania
    Peak this weekendPeak Oct 18 best Oct 17 to 20
  2. Finger Lakes National ForestNew York
    Just past peakPeak Oct 13, oak Oct 20 best Oct 12 to 15
  3. Fire Island National SeashoreNew York
    Just before peakPeak Oct 19 best Oct 18 to 21
  4. Great Swamp Wilderness AreaNew Jersey
    Just before peakPeak Oct 21 best Oct 20 to 23