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Fall Foliage Report

Beautiful Peak Foliage Reaching Final Destinations in Upstate New York, Appearing Throughout Long Island

Leaf Colors

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Week of Oct. 30 – Nov. 5, 2024

Beautiful Peak Foliage Reaching Final Destinations in Upstate New York, Appearing Throughout Long Island

New York City to experience mostly midpoint to near-peak leaves

View Reports Below

 

This is the eighth and final 2024 I LOVE NY Fall Foliage Report for New York State. Reports are obtained from 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.

Beautiful peak foliage will be arriving at its final destinations in Upstate New York this weekend, while peak conditions will be found throughout much of Long Island. Most parts of New York City should see leaves at midpoint of change to near-peak, with a few peak colors expected in the southern portion of Brooklyn. This is according to the field reports from more than 85 volunteer observers for the Empire State Development Division of Tourism’s I LOVE NY program.

Note: Images in map may not reflect current conditions.

More Color Reports
  • Adirondacks

    In Warren County:

    • 100% change and past-peak conditions in Lake George with some bright orange, red and yellow leaves.

    Other regional reporting stations are now past-peak.

  • Capital-Saratoga

    In Albany County:

    • 95% change and past-peak foliage at Cohoes Falls in Cohoes with dark-orange and burgundy leaves.
    • 85% and past-peak conditions at Thacher State Park in Voorheesville with muted-average brown and orange leaves, and considerable droppage.

    In Saratoga County:

    • 100% change and past-peak conditions at Saratoga Spa State Park in Saratoga Springs with bright gold and increasing amounts of muted red and rust leaves, and considerable droppage.

    In Schenectady County:

    • 100% change and past-peak conditions at Maple Ski Ridge in Rotterdam with muted dark-golds, burnt oranges, and a small amount of deep, dark reds.
    • 90% and just-past-peak conditions at Central Park in Schenectady with deepening shades of golden yellow, burnt orange, red and purple.

    Other regional reporting stations are now past-peak.

  • Catskills

    In Greene County:

    • 100% change and mostly past-peak conditions in Greene County, with valley and river areas still displaying some vibrant peak yellow and orange leaves.

    Other regional reporting stations are now past-peak.

  • Central New York

    In Madison County:

    • 100% change and past-peak conditions at Stone Quarry Art Park in Cazenovia with muted burnt oranges and browns.

    In Montgomery County:

    • 100% and past-peak conditions in Fonda with bright red and yellow shades.

    In Oneida County:

    • 90% and past-peak conditions in Utica with muted-to-average orange and yellow hues.

    Other regional reporting stations are now past-peak.

  • Finger Lakes

    In Cayuga County:

    • Nearly 90% change and past-peak conditions in Auburn with muted-to-average yellows and reds.

    In Chemung County:

    • 90% and just-past-peak conditions in Elmira with bright seasonal shades.

    In Livingston County:

    • 85% and past-peak conditions in Geneseo with very brilliant shades of yellow and orange, along with some red.

    In Monroe County:

    • 90-95% and peak-to-past-peak conditions in Rochester with muted-to-average yellow, red, orange and brown leaves, and some remaining green closer to Lake Ontario. 70-75% change and just-past-peak conditions in the city’s Brighton neighborhood with mostly bright yellow and orange-gold leaves, and some dark red-maroon leaves.

    In Onondaga County:

    • 85% and just-past-peak conditions at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville with muted-bright shades of yellow, orange and brown.

    In Tioga County:

    • 80% and past-peak conditions in Owego with muted-to-average yellow and brown leaves.

    In Tompkins County:

    • 95% and past-peak conditions in Ithaca with average-to-muted gold, burgundy and brown leaves.

    In Wayne County:

    • 90% and past-peak foliage in Lyons with bright yellows, oranges, and a few reds.

    In Yates County:

    • 80% and past-peak conditions in Penn Yan with yellow and brown shades.
  • Chautauqua-Allegheny

    Regional reporting stations are now past-peak.

  • Greater Niagara

    In Erie County:

    • 90% change and past-peak conditions in Buffalo with a bright mix of fall colors and significant droppage.

    In Genesee County:

    • 95% and past-peak conditions in Batavia with muted-to-average oranges and significant leaf droppage.

    In Niagara County:

    • More than 95% and past-peak conditions in Lewiston with bright red, yellow, orange and magenta leaves.
    • 100% and peak conditions in Niagara Falls with a fall color mix.

    In Orleans County:

    • 70% and peak in Albion with bright autumnal shades.

    In Wyoming County:

    • 100% and past-peak conditions in Warsaw with muted-to-bright fall hues, and significant droppage.
  • Thousand Islands-Seaway

    In Oswego County:

    • 90-95% change and just-past-peak conditions in Oswego County with orange, red and yellow leaves.

    Other regional reporting stations are now past-peak. 

  • Hudson Valley

    In Ulster County:

    • 100% change and just-past-peak conditions in Kingston with orange and brown leaves, and some touches of yellow and red.

    In Columbia County:

    • 100% transition and past-peak foliage in Hudson with bright golds and oranges.

    In Dutchess County:

    • 95% and peak-to-just-past-peak conditions in Poughkeepsie with bright shades of yellow, red and brown.

    In Orange County:

    • 75% and past-peak conditions in Cornwall with yellow and brown leaves.
    • 100% and just-past-peak conditions in Slate Hill with a mix of all fall colors.
    • 95% transition and past-peak foliage in Newburgh with muted yellow and orange leaves and significant droppage.

    In Putnam County:

    • 85% and peak conditions in Cold Spring and Garrison with bright, bold golden yellow leaves, plus a mix of red, purple and orange leaves. The hills and hiking trails on the eastern side of the Hudson River at Castle Rock State Park and Anthony’s Nose will be peak-to-past-peak, as will be the surrounding major roads.

    In Rockland County:

    • 100% and past-peak conditions in Bear Mountain with average-to-bright shades of brown, gold and red.

    In Westchester County:

    • 90% and a mix of peak and just-past-peak conditions in White Plains with bright red and yellow shades, and considerable muted browns.
  • Long Island

    In Nassau County:

    • 85% change and peak conditions at Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead with brilliant ochre, burnt umber, cranberry and tangerine leaves.
    • 80% with peak foliage along Northern Blvd (Route 25A) from Glen Cove Road east to the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery with colorful yellow, orange, red and purple leaves.
    • 80% with peak and past-peak foliage along the Northern State Parkway from Lakeville Road Exit 25 east to Roslyn Road Exit 29. The rest of the parkway system and expressways in Nassau are mostly past-peak color, with some peak patches.
    • 50% and peak conditions at Valley Stream State Park in Valley Stream with average-bright shades of red and yellow.
    • 60% at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay.
    • 75% and peak at the Nassau County Museum of Art & Preserve in Roslyn and at Old Westbury Gardens in Old Westbury.
    • 80% transition at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale with the clubhouse and picnic areas now past-peak, and trees along the golf courses near, or at, peak.
    • 80% with peak-to-past-peak foliage on the golf courses and picnic area at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.
    • 80% with peak-to-past-peak conditions at St John’s Pond adjacent to the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery in Cold Spring Harbor.
    • 90% and past-peak conditions at Mill Pond Park in Wantagh with brown leaves and many bare trees.
    • 90% and past-peak conditions at Gerry Park in Roslyn.
    • 90% and past-peak conditions at Manhasset Valley Park and the adjacent Whitney Pond Park, both in Manhasset.

    In Suffolk County:

     

    • 80% transition with peak foliage colors along Route 25A from Cold Spring Harbor east to the village of Port Jefferson, and through small towns and villages. The rest of the parkway system and expressway in Suffolk reflects mostly past-peak color, with some peak foliage patches.
    • 100% and peak conditions on the North Shore with bright red, yellow and brown leaves, plus significant droppage.
    • 85% and peak at Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island with bright yellows and oranges, as well as significant droppage.
    • 75% and peak-to-just-past-peak conditions in Montauk at Montauk Point with a muted-to-bright fall mix.
    • 40% at Nissequogue River State Park in Kings Park.
    • 50% at Orient Beach State Park in Orient.
    • 60% and peak conditions at Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park in Great River.
    • 70% and peak conditions at Wildwood State Park in Wading River.
    • 80% with peak-to-past-peak foliage at Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park.
    • 90% with peak-to-past-peak conditions at Heckscher State Park in East Islip and at Caumsett State Park and Preserve in Lloyd Neck.
    • 90% and past-peak conditions at Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon. Bare trees now surround the lake, and the picnic areas and trails feature peak and past-peak foliage.
  • New York City

    In Manhattan:

    • 75% change on the Lower East Side with bright yellow leaves.

    In Brooklyn:

    • 80% and peak foliage at Green-Wood Cemetery with mostly yellow leaves and some pockets of red and green.
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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