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Fall Foliage Report

COLORFUL FALL FOLIAGE CONTINUING TO EMERGE ACROSS NEW YORK STATE

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Week of Sept. 17-23, 2025

Colorful Fall Foliage Continuing to Emerge Across New York State

Adirondacks and Catskills to See Most Significant Color Changes This Weekend

View Reports Below

 

This is the second 2025 I LOVE NY Fall Foliage Report for New York State. Reports are obtained from more than 90 volunteer field observers and reflect expected color conditions for the coming weekend. Reports are issued every Wednesday afternoon. I LOVE NY defines "peak" as the best overall appearance the foliage will have during the season, taking into account color transition, brilliance, and leaf droppage.

Colorful fall foliage continues to emerge across New York State, with the most significant changes once again expected in the Adirondacks and Catskills. This is according to the field reports from volunteer observers for the Empire State Development Division of Tourism’s I LOVE NY program.

Locations with the most significant foliage change this weekend will include Old Forge, Lake Pleasant, Newcomb, Mt. Arab, Tupper Lake, and Wanakena (Adirondacks); and Delhi, Colchester, and Liberty (Catskills).

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More Color Reports
  • Adirondacks

    In Clinton County:

    • 15% foliage change in Plattsburgh with mostly muted yellow leaves.

    In Essex County:

    • 40% change in Newcomb with reds and oranges.
    • Less than 30% change at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington with increasing shades of yellow, red and orange, and About 25% in the area around the mountain.
    • 20% in Crown Point with patches of muted rusty brown leaves, and occasional shades of golden yellow.
    • 20% change in Lake Placid with muted yellows and some pale oranges, along with bright hints of red on maples.
    • 15% in Ticonderoga with muted dark red and brown tones and some subtle orange.

    In Franklin County:

    • 30-40% change in Mt. Arab and Tupper Lake with rhubarb, claret, saffron, canary, carrot, clementine, and cherry-colored leaves.
    • 25% in Saranac Lake with yellow leaves, along with increasing shades of red.  
    • 10% around Malone with bright red and some orange.

    In Hamilton County:

    • 55% change in Old Forge with average to bright orange and gold leaves, plus pops of bright reds. 
    • 40% in Lake Pleasant with seasonal shades.
    • 10% in Benson at Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Resort with muted shades of red and orange.

    In St. Lawrence County:

    • 25-50% change in Wanakena with shades of purple, red, and red-brown leaves, plus some early droppage.

    In Warren County:

    • 15% change in Queensbury with mostly muted yellows.
    • Around 5% change in Lake George with a mix of fall colors.  
  • Capital-Saratoga

    In Albany County:

    • 20% change in Voorheesville at WildPlay Thacher in Thacher State Park.
    • More than 10% change at Cohoes Falls in Cohoes with muted russet, yellow and red leaves.

    In Fulton County:

    • 20% change in Stratford with shades of yellow and a few pockets of brilliant red leaves.  
    • 20% in Northville at Great Sacandaga Lake with golden hues driven by average to bright orange leaves, along with pops of red.

    In Rensselaer County:

    • 20% change in East Nassau with scattered bursts of bright yellows, and undertones of muted orange, red and russet.
    • 10-15% in Grafton with seasonal shades.
    • Less than 10% change in Troy with muted russet, yellow, orange, and red leaves.

    In Saratoga County:

    • 10% change in Saratoga Springs with shades of yellow, orange and rust.

    In Schenectady County:

    • 15% change at Central Park in Schenectady with reds, orange-pinks, yellows, and golds.  
  • Catskills

    In Delaware County:

    • Up to 50% transition in Colchester with mostly yellow and orange leaves, and some red. 
    • 30-55% change in Delhi with average to bright hues of gold and orange leaves.
    • 25% change in Bloomville and Stamford with muted brown and orange leaves.

    In Greene County:

    • 40% in the upper elevations of Mountain Top, Hunter, Tannersville, Windham and Lexington with average to bright red and orange leaves.
    • 25% change at Tannersville Lake Park in Tannersville with bright reds and oranges.

    In Sullivan County:

    • 35% change in Liberty with bright shades of red, purple, yellow and orange.
    • 15% in Forestburgh with mostly average to bright shades of red, orange, and yellow.

    In Ulster County:

    • More than 20% in Highmount at Belleayre Mountain with mostly shades of rust and occasional bright patches of reds and yellows.
  • Central New York

    In Broome County:

    • 5-10% foliage change in Broome County.

    In Chenango County:

    • 30% transition in Bainbridge, Guilford, and Norwich with orange and yellow leaves, along some red and touches of purple, and some early leaf droppage.  

    In Herkimer County:

    • Less than 20% in Herkimer with muted red and yellow leaves.

    In Madison County:

    • 10% in Cazenovia at Cody Farms and Farmstead 1868 with yellows and oranges.

    In Montgomery County:

    • 20% change in Fonda with mainly muted yellow leaves.

    In Oneida County:

    • More than 35% change in Utica with primarily yellow leaves.

    In Otsego County:

    • 15-30% change in Cherry Valley with yellow and orange leaves, many with browning edges.
    • 15% in Cooperstown with muted yellows and oranges.

    In Schoharie County:

    • 10% change in Summit, Richmondville and Middleburgh with oranges and yellows.
    • 5% at Sunken City Cider in Gilboa.
  • Finger Lakes

    In Cayuga County:

    • 15% change in Moravia and Locke with muted oranges and reds.
    • 10% in Auburn with muted to average shades of purple, and some yellow leaves.

    In Chemung County:

    • More than 10% change in Elmira with mostly orange leaves.

    In Cortland County:

    • 10% change in Cortland with muted reds and oranges.

    In Livingston County:

    • 10% change in Geneseo with a mix of fall colors.

    In Monroe County:

    • Less than 10% change in Rochester with touches of light-green to yellow mustard, and a few hints of orange.

    In Onondaga County:

    • Less than 10% change at Beaver Lake Nature Center in Baldwinsville with shades of yellow and red.

    In Ontario County:

    • 20% change in Canandaigua with bright touches of fall colors.
    • No significant change expected in Farmington.

    In Schuyler County:

    • 10% change in Watkins Glen with muted yellow and orange.

    In Seneca County:

    • 15% change in Waterloo with touches of red and gold leaves.
    • 5% in Seneca Falls with a mix of fall colors beginning to emerge from the predominantly green backdrop.

    In Steuben County:

    • 10% in Bath, Corning, Hammondsport and Hornell with muted  yellow and orange leaves.

    In Tioga County:

    • 20% foliage change in Owego with orange, yellow, and brown leaves.

    In Tompkins County:

    • 15% in Ithaca and Trumansburg with pops of yellow and orange.

    In Wayne County:

    • Up to 10% change in Lyons with some scattered pockets of orange and yellow.  

    In Yates County:

    • 10% in Penn Yan with a mix of fall colors.
  • Chautauqua-Allegheny

    In Cattaraugus County:

    • 30% change in Little Valley with mostly yellow and a few orange leaves.
    • 25% in Salamanca at Allegany State Park with shades of yellow and red appearing in some maples.

    In Chautauqua County:  

    • 20% transition anticipated in Chautauqua at Chautauqua Institution with average to bright shades of yellow, orange and red.
    • 20% change expected in Panama at Panama Rocks Scenic Park with a seasonal color mix.
    • 20% in Portland at Lake Erie State Park.
    • 20% in Jamestown and along Chautauqua Lake with bright fall colors.
  • Greater Niagara

    In Erie County:

    • 10% change in Buffalo with a mix of emerging fall colors.
    • 10% in East Aurora with mostly muted burnt reds and browns.
    • 10% in Springville and Boston with yellow and orange leaves.

    In Niagara County:

    • 10% transition in Lewiston with bright red and yellow leaves, mostly on maples and sumacs.
    • 5% in Niagara Falls with average to bright yellows.

    In Orleans County:

    • More than 5% change in Albion with an average to bright mix of autumnal hues.

    In Wyoming County:

    • 15% change at Letchworth State Park in Warsaw with a mix of fall colors.
  • Thousand Islands-Seaway

    In Jefferson County:

    • 25% change at the Thousand Islands Bridge in Alexandria Bay with a mix of fall colors. In Oswego County:
    • 10% in Parish Town with pops of red and orange.
    • 5% in Oswego with mostly green leaves.

    In St. Lawrence County:

    • 30% foliage change at Eisenhower Lock in Massena with increasing shades of yellow and orange, plus touches of red and purple. 
  • Hudson Valley

    In Columbia County:

    • 25% change in Hudson with yellow leaves.
    • 15% in Valatie with mostly orange leaves.

    In Dutchess County:

    • Less than 10% change in Poughkeepsie with some yellow and brown leaves.
    • 5% in Beacon with small patches of yellow.

    In Orange County:

    • At least 5% in Washingtonville with average to bright red and yellow leaves.
    • No significant change expected in Cornwall and Newburgh.

    In Putnam County:

    • No significant change expected in Cold Spring.

    In Rockland County:

    • 5% transition at Van Houten Farms in Orangeburg with yellow and orange leaves.
    • No significant change expected in Pomona.

    In Ulster County:

    • 30% change in Kingston with bright shades of yellow, red and orange.

    In Westchester County:

    • 10% change in White Plains with mostly muted fall shades.
  • Long Island

    In Nassau County:

    • 10-15% change along the lake edge at Mill Pond Park in Wantagh with red and orange leaves.
    • 10% in West Hempstead at Hempstead Lake State Park with average to bright splashes of crimson and brown.
    • No significant change expected at Valley Stream State Park.

    In Suffolk County:

    • 10-15% change at Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon with red and orange leaves.
    • 5% change along the North Shore with some yellow and red leaves.  
  • New York City

    In Manhattan:

    • A little more than 5% change on the Lower East Side with mostly green leaves.
    • No significant foliage change expected in Central Park.
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Fall Foliage Reports are also available by audio. Dial toll-free 800-225-5697 from anywhere in the U.S., its territories and Canada.

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