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PEAK FOLIAGE EXPECTED IN THE THOUSAND ISLANDS-SEAWAY REGION
Week of October 8-14, 2025
PEAK FOLIAGE EXPECTED IN THE THOUSAND ISLANDS-SEAWAY REGION
Peak and Near-Peak Leaves Also Anticipated in Select Pockets Across the State
This is the fifth 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.
Peak foliage is arriving in the northern and central portions of the Thousand Islands-Seaway region while fading from the higher elevations of the Adirondacks and Catskills and appearing in select pockets across the state. This weekend, much of Upstate New York will showcase leaves in the midst of their seasonal progression, ranging from midpoint of change to nearly peak transition. 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 Malone, Plattsburgh, Ticonderoga and Queensbury in the Adirondacks; Stratford (peak), East Nassau and Saratoga Springs in the Capital-Saratoga region; Liberty (peak), East Durham, and Round Top in the Catskills; Bainbridge, Guilford, Norwich, Cooperstown, Middleburgh and Cherry Valley (all peak) in Central New York; Bath (peak), Corning (peak), Hammondsport (peak), Hornell (peak), Castile and Watkins Glen in the Finger Lakes; Chautauqua in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region; Alexandria Bay and Massena (both peak) in the Thousand Islands-Seaway region; East Aurora and Batavia in the Greater Niagara region; and Kingston in the Hudson Valley.
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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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