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    Fall Foliage Report

    PEAK FOLIAGE ARRIVING THROUGHOUT MANY PARTS OF THE FINGER LAKES AND HUDSON VALLEY

    Leaf Colors

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    Week of October 28 – November 3, 2026

    PEAK FOLIAGE ARRIVING THROUGHOUT MANY PARTS OF THE FINGER LAKES AND HUDSON VALLEY

    Peak Seasonal Colors Also Appearing on Long Island

    View Reports Below

     

    This is the seventh 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.

    Spectacular peak foliage is expected to arrive this weekend throughout many parts of the Finger Lakes as well as the central and lower portions of the Hudson Valley and several locations on Long Island. Additionally, peak fall colors are making their final appearances in the Thousand Islands-Seaway, Greater Niagara and Central New York regions, while New York City is at midpoint of change. 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 changes include Binghamton (Central New York); Elmira, Greece, Farmington and Seneca Falls (Finger Lakes); Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Lewiston (Greater Niagara); Oswego (Thousand Islands-Seaway); Beacon, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Cold Spring, Orangeburg, Pomona and Bear Mountain (Hudson Valley); and Wantagh, Manhasset, Roslyn, Cold Spring Harbor, West Hempstead and West Babylon (Long Island).

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    More Color Reports
    • Adirondacks

      In Warren County:

      • More than 95% change and past peak in Queensbury with muted yellow and orange leaves.
      •  Over 80% and past peak in Lake George with a bright mix of yellow, orange and red leaves and significant droppage.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Capital-Saratoga

      In Albany County:

      • 95%  change and past peak in Cohoes with gold and burgundy leaves and significant droppage.
      • 85% and past peak in Voorheesville at WildPlay Thacher with muted yellow and orange leaves and significant droppage.

      In Saratoga County:

      • 100% change and past peak in Saratoga Springs with mostly muted yellow and orange leaves.

      In Schenectady County:

      • 85% change and just-past-peak at Maple Ski Ridge in Rotterdam with shades of yellow, gold and orange.
      • 85% and past peak at Lions Park in Niskayuna with bright red, yellow, gold and orange leaves.
      • 80% and just-past-peak at Central Park in Schenectady with brilliant scarlet and crimson leaves standing out against deep green pines, plus touches of burnt orange, golden yellow and some lingering green. Fallen leaves are creating a warm copper carpet along the paths.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Catskills

      In Delaware County:

      • 100% foliage change and past peak in Colchester, Roscoe and Downsville with mostly brown leaves and a few spots of bright fall colors. 

      In Greene County:

      • 100% change and just-past-peak in Catskill, Leeds and Jefferson Heights with yellow and orange leaves and some pops of red.
      • 100% and past peak in Round Top and at the Escarpment Trail Lookout in Palenville with yellow and orange leaves and some red pops.
      • 100% and past peak in Elka Park, Haines Falls, North Lake and Hensonville with average-to-muted yellows and oranges.

      In Sullivan County:

      • 100% change and past peak in Forestburgh with average-to-bright seasonal colors.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Central New York

      In Broome County:

      • 85% foliage change and peak in the Binghamton area with bright orange, red and purple leaves.

      In Chenango County:

      • 100% and past peak in Norwich with some yellows and oranges.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Chautauqua-Allegheny

      In Chautauqua County:

      • 90% foliage change and past peak at Chautauqua Institution with bright-to-brilliant shades of yellow, gold and orange and significant droppage.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Finger Lakes

      In Cayuga County:

      • 90% change and past peak in Auburn with shades of yellow and red.
      • 100% and past peak in Moravia and Locke with mostly bright orange leaves.

      In Chemung County:

      • 95% change and peak-to-just-past-peak in Elmira with average-to-bright oranges and yellows.

      In Livingston County:

      • 85% change and past peak in Mt. Morris at the northern end of Letchworth State Park with average-to-bright yellow and some orange leaves, and significant droppage.

      In Monroe County:

      • 80% change and peak in Greece with bright shades of yellow and red.

      In Onondaga County: 

      • 85% change and past peak in Syracuse with average-to-muted shades of orange and deep red along with some yellow.

      In Ontario County:

      • 85% change and peak in Farmington with very brilliant orange and yellow leaves.
      • 80% and peak in Canandaigua with bright shades of orange and red.

      In Schuyler County:

      • 95% change and peak-to-just-past-peak conditions in Watkins Glen and Odessa with mostly muted shades of yellow.

      Seneca County:

      • 90% change and peak in Seneca Falls with bright, beautiful shades of orange along with deep reds.
      • 80% and past peak in Waterloo with average-to-bright red, gold and orange leaves.

       

      In Tioga County:

      • 95% change and past peak in Owego with mostly orange and yellow leaves and some wisps of red.

      In Tompkins County:

      • 95% change and past peak in Ithaca, Trumansburg and Dryden with average-to-bright gold and orange leaves plus some deep purples.

      In Wayne County:

      • 90% change and past peak in Lyons with shades of yellow and orange along with some muted deep reds.

      In Yates County: 

      • 90% change and past peak in Penn Yan with muted-to-average shades of yellow and brown.
    • Greater Niagara

      In Erie County:

      • 85% foliage change and peak-to-just-past-peak in Buffalo with a bright mix of fall colors.

      In Genesee County: 

      • 90% change and past peak in Batavia with average-to-muted red leaves.

      In Niagara County: 

      • 75% change and peak in Niagara Falls with an average-to-bright mix of fall colors.
      • 90% and peak-to-just-past-peak in Lewiston with bright red and orange leaves.

      In Orleans County:

      • 85% change and past peak at the Cobblestone Museum in Albion with bright golden amber brown leaves.

      In Wyoming County:

      • 90% change and past peak in Castile at the southern end of Letchworth State Park with average-to-bright shades of yellow and some droppage.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

    • Hudson Valley

      In Dutchess County:

      • 70% foliage change and peak in Beacon with a bright palette of fall colors, making Mount Beacon and the surrounding Hudson Highlands especially radiant.
      • Nearly 100% and past peak in the Poughkeepsie area with bright reds and maroons.

      In Orange County:

      • 70% change and peak in Cornwall-on-Hudson with mostly yellow leaves and a mix of other fall hues.
      • 85% and peak-to-just-past-peak in Greenvale with    seasonal shades.
      • 95% and past peak in Newburgh with orange and yellow leaves.

      In Putnam County:

      • Up to 80% change and near-peak-to-peak in Cold Spring with brilliant and bright yellow, red, orange and purple leaves. The surrounding hills and river views are alive with bright yellows, deep reds and hints of purple along with some droppage. Great views of peak foliage can be found along the trails at Castle Rock Park and Routes 301, 403, 9, 9D, 9W and the Taconic Parkway.

      In Rockland County:

      • 85% change and peak at Van Houten Farms in Orangeburg with bright orange, red and purple leaves.
      • 100% and peak in Pomona with very bright orange, red and yellow leaves.
      • 100% and peak in Bear Mountain with average-to-bright yellow and orange leaves and a few touches of red and purple.

      In Westchester County: 

      • 50% change and near peak in White Plains and Jefferson Valley with mostly bright and brilliant orange leaves along with some yellow leaves and droppage.
    • Long Island

      In Nassau County: 

      • 90% foliage change and peak-to-past peak at Mill Pond Park in Wantagh with a varied mix of colorful peak and past peak leaves on trees surrounding the lake, plus some bare trees.
      • 75% and peak with bright red, purple, yellow and orange leaves at Manhasset Valley Park and the adjacent Whitney Pond Park, both in Manhasset.
      • 80% transition and peak-to-past-peak at Gerry Park in Roslyn with red, purple, yellow and orange leaves and some bare trees.
      • 80% and near-peak-to-peak in Cold Spring at St. John’s Pond & Nature Sanctuary with a mix of fall colors. The sanctuary is accessible at the back of the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery.
      • 75% and near-peak-to-peak at the Nassau County Museum of Art & Preserve in Roslyn with golden yellow and orange leaves on trees in fields along the preserve road.
      • 90% and near peak at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale with trees at the clubhouse lots displaying peak yellow, orange and red leaves plus some leaf droppage. Foliage on the five golf courses and bike trails is closer to   50% change and    near peak.          
      • 80% and near peak at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow with peak red, yellow orange and brown leaves in the picnic areas and near peak foliage on the three golf courses.
      • 75% transition along the Northern State, Southern State, Meadowbrook State, Wantagh State and Bethpage State Parkways with trees featuring mid-point, near peak and 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 now feature striking peak color; the southern end of Bethpage State Parkway also features beautiful shades of peak color.
      • 75% along the Long Island Expressway and adjacent North and South L.I.E. Service Roads, and Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway with trees displaying both midpoint and near-peak foliage.
      • More than 80% and peak at Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead with brilliant cranberry, cherry red, goldenrod, rust and tangerine leaves.
      • 50% and near peak at Valley Stream State Park    with bright shades of yellow and red.

      In Suffolk County:

      • 75% change along the Northern State, Southern State and Sagtikos parkways with trees featuring a mix of midpoint, near peak and peak conditions with a medley of red, purple, orange, yellow, brown and green foliage depending on location.
      • 90% at Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon with both peak and past- peak color on trees surrounding the lake with impressive bright red and yellow leaves and some bare trees, plus near-peak and peak foliage along the trails and in the picnic areas.
      • 65% and near peak at Mashomack Preserve on Shelter Island with average-to-bright shades of yellow along with a mix of reds and oranges. Hickory and sassafras trees are vibrant yellow while most oaks are still green.
      • 80% and near peak along the North Shore with very bright shades of red and yellow. Caleb Smith State Park and Cold Spring Harbor State Park are showing spectacular color while the backwoods of Sunken Meadow State Park are still largely green with an abundance of yellow emerging in the picnic areas.
    • New York City

      In Manhattan: 

      • 50% foliage change on the Lower East Side with yellow leaves.

      In Queens:

      • 50% change in Jackson Heights with bright yellow, orange and red leaves plus some touches of purple.
    • Thousand Islands-Seaway

      In Oswego County:

      • 100% foliage change and peak in Oswego with robust plums and purples, bright orange, red and muted yellow leaves.
      • 100% and past peak in Pulaski with muted shades of orange, yellow, red and plum.

      In St. Lawrence County: 

      • 100% change and past peak in Potsdam with mostly subdued oranges and yellows.

      Other reporting stations in the region are now past peak.

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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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