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    Fall Foliage Report

    PEAK FALL COLORS ARRIVING IN NEW YORK CITY AS STATE’S FOLIAGE SEASON WINDS DOWN

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    Salmon River

    Gore Mountain

    Mt Van Hoevenberg

    Empire State Trail

    Brewery Ommegang

    Amish Trail

    Bronx Zoo

    Central Park

    Boldt Castle

    The Met Cloisters

    Wave Hill

    Fort Ticonderoga

    High Falls Gorge

    Cohoes Falls

    Hunter Mountain

    Seminary Hill

    Ashokan Reservoir

    Belleayre Mountain

    Erie Canal Cruises

    Otsego Lake

    Big Inlet Brewing

    Rock City Park

    Belhurst Castle

    Artpark

    Old Fort Niagara

    Canalside Buffalo

    Innisfree Garden

    Untermyer Gardens

    Trophy Point

    Bannerman Castle

    Angling Adventures

    Olympic Center

    Brooklyn Flea

    Vidler's 5 & 10

    NYzipline

    Buck Brook Alpacas

    Week of November 4-10, 2026

    PEAK FALL COLORS ARRIVING IN NEW YORK CITY AS STATE’S FOLIAGE SEASON WINDS DOWN

    Optimal Hues Also Appearing in the Lower Hudson Valley and Across Long Island

    View Reports Below

     

    This is the eighth and final 2026 I LOVE NY Fall Foliage Report for New York State. Reports are obtained from more than 100 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.

    New York’s 2026 fall foliage season winds down this weekend with peak foliage beginning to reach New York City, its final destination in the state, according to the field reports from volunteer observers for the Empire State Development Division of Tourism’s I LOVE NY program. Most of Long Island and some locations in the lower Hudson Valley will also be at peak. During the week of November 11-17, peak foliage is expected to reach Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, offering one last opportunity to enjoy optimal colors this year.

    Locations with the most significant foliage changes include White Plains, Jefferson Valley and Cold Spring (Hudson Valley); Shelter Island, Valley Stream, West Hempstead and Cold Spring Harbor (Long Island); and The Bronx (New York City).

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    More Color Reports
    • Adirondacks

      All reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Capital-Saratoga

      All reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Catskills

      All reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Central New York

      In Broome County:

      • 100% change and past peak in the Binghamton area with bright yellow, red and dark orange leaves.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Chautauqua-Allegheny

      All reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Finger Lakes

      In Monroe County:

      • More than 95% foliage change and past peak in Greece with bright yellow and red leaves and significant droppage. Some green leaves remain on trees closer to the lake.

      In Ontario County: 

      • 90% and peak-to-just-past-peak in Canandaigua with muted red and orange leaves.

      In Schuyler County:

      • 100% and past peak in Watkins Glen and Odessa with bright shades of yellow and significant droppage.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Greater Niagara

      In Erie County: 

      • 95% foliage change and past peak in Buffalo with a bright mix of fall colors and significant droppage.

      In Niagara County:  

      • 85% and past peak in Niagara Falls with a bright-to-muted mix of fall colors and significant droppage.

      In Niagara County:

      • 90% and past peak in Lewiston with mostly brilliant yellow leaves.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Hudson Valley

      In Dutchess County:

      • 90% change and past peak in Beacon with bright red, deep red, yellow, orange and brown leaves and significant droppage. 

      In Orange County: 

      • More than 95% change and past peak in Greenvale with muted-to-average shades of brown and orange and significant droppage.
      • 85% and past peak in Cornwall-on-Hudson with yellow, orange, red and brown leaves.

      In Putnam County:

      • 75% change and peak-to-just-past-peak in Cold Spring and the surrounding area with brilliant and bright yellow, red, orange and purple leaves. Trails at Castle Rock Park in nearby Garrison will be ablaze with color and Routes 301, 403, 9, 9D, 9W and the Taconic State Parkway are showing 100% color change.

      In Rockland County:

      • Nearly 100% change and past peak at Van Houten Farms in Orangeburg with brown, dark red and dark orange leaves.
      • 100% and just-past-peak in New City with orange, yellow and some red leaves.
      • 100% and past peak in Bear Mountain with average-to-bright yellow and orange leaves and touches of red and purple.

      In Westchester County: 

      • 85% change and peak in White Plains and Jefferson Valley with a brilliant kaleidoscope maroon, yellow, orange and brown leaves.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Long Island

      In Nassau County:

      • 65% foliage change and peak at Valley Stream State Park with a brilliant mix of all fall colors. 
      • 100% and just-past-peak at Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead with brilliant crimson, goldenrod, rust, mustard and ruby red leaves.
      • 100% and past peak at Mill Pond Park in Wantagh with a colorful mix of fall colors on trees surrounding the lake, plus significant droppage.
      • 90% with peak-to-past-peak foliage St. John’s Pond & Nature Sanctuary, accessible at the back of the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, with picturesque views across the pond.
      • 90% at Gerry Park in Roslyn with peak-to-past-peak foliage and some bare trees.
      • 90% at the Nassau County Museum of Art & Preserve in Roslyn with near-peak, peak and past-peak foliage on trees throughout the preserve.
      • 100% with past-peak foliage and significant droppage at the clubhouse lots of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale. The park’s five golf courses and bike trails will be at peak with 90% change and a bright mix of colorful foliage.
      • 95% and peak-to-just-past-peak at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow with bright red, purple, orange, yellow and brown leaves in the picnic areas and on the three golf courses.
      • 100% with an impressive mix of peak and past-peak colors on the Northern State Parkway, with a colorful palate of bright red, purple, orange and yellow leaves along a four-mile stretch from Lakeville Road Exit 25 in New Hyde Park to Roslyn Road Exit 29 in Roslyn Heights.
      • 90% along the Southern State, Meadowbrook State, Wantagh State and Bethpage State parkways with trees featuring peak and past-peak foliage with a medley of red, purple, orange, yellow, brown and green foliage depending on location. Sections of the Wantagh State Parkway and Meadowbrook State Parkway both between the Southern State Parkway and Route 27 exits should still be exhibiting vibrant peak color featuring bright red, orange and yellow leaves, plus leaf droppage. The southern end of Bethpage State Parkway also contains striking shades of peak color, plus some past-peak sections with brown leaves and bare trees.
      • 90% along the Long Island Expressway and adjacent North and South L.I.E. Service Roads, and Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway with trees displaying both peak and past-peak color foliage.
      • 90% and peak-to-past-peak along Northern Boulevard (Route 25A) from Glen Cove Road in the hamlet of Greenvale, east to the village of Cold Spring Harbor. Look for red, purple, yellow, orange and brown foliage plus bare trees depending on location along the nine-mile drive.

      In Suffolk County:

      • 95% change and peak on the North Shore with very brilliant red, yellow and orange leaves and some droppage in waterfront areas.
      • 80% and peak at Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island with bright shades of yellow and a mix of red and orange leaves. Hickories and sassafras are displaying vibrant yellow leaves, while most oaks are still green.
      • 100% and peak-to-past-peak at Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon with past-peak foliage on trees surrounding the lake and some bare trees, and peak foliage along the trails and in the picnic areas.
      • 100% along the Northern State, Southern State and Sagtikos Parkways with trees featuring peak and past-peak foliage with a varied mix of red, purple, orange, yellow and brown foliage depending on location.
    • New York City
      • 100% foliage change and peak at the Bronx Zoo with very brilliant yellow, orange and red leaves.
      • 70% and near peak on the Lower East Side of Manhattan with yellow leaves.
      • 80% and near peak in Jackson Heights, Queens with bright yellow, orange and red leaves and touches of purple.
    • Thousand Islands-Seaway

      In Oswego County:

      • 100% change and past peak in Oswego with bright red, plum, orange and yellow leaves.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    Call for Audio Report

    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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