I LOVE NY defines "peak" as the best overall appearance the foliage will have during the season, considering color transition, brilliance, and leaf droppage. Foliage change has been uneven this season and travelers may find that some areas classified as peak and near-peak contain an abundance of green leaves.
Foliage along recent drives on the Taconic State Parkway, Route 9, and Route are past-peak, though still colorful with brilliant golden yellow leaves, and a scattering of red and orange.
Colors are fading fast in the Newburgh area, as reports predict past-peak foliage with yellow, red, and brown leaves of average brilliance. In Rockland County, peak foliage is anticipated in the New City area, where spotters report near-total color change and brilliant orange, yellow, and red leaves. Observers at Bear Mountain State Park predict that leaves will be peak and just-past-peak this weekend with various shades of green, red, yellow, and brown.
Leaf droppage in the park has created a colorful blanket for visitors to the park, who can find beautiful seasonal hues up-close along hiking trails and roadsides, especially in the sunshine. Westchester County will see peak leaves through the weekend around White Plains, with nearly complete color change showing muted to average green, orange, and red leaves, along with some bright yellows.
Most trees feature some degree of color change, with yellow, orange, red, and purple leaves, plus some green, brown, and rust. With an inconsistent and uneven foliage change throughout Long Island this season, travelers will still find areas with green leaves or foliage change at mid-point, and some areas now past-peak.
Nassau County reports from Hempstead Lake State Park anticipate some gorgeous past-peak foliage, highlighted by brilliant crimson and cranberry reds, golden yellow, ochre, and dusty brown leaves, along with increasing droppage.
In Suffolk County, volunteers reporting from Sunken Meadow State Park in Kings Park expect peak leaves through the weekend with nearly complete color change and bright shades of yellow, plus touches of red.
Reports from Montauk Point in East Hampton predict foliage will be at midpoint with reds and oranges of average brilliance. Near-peak foliage should be found throughout most of New York City this weekend. Spotters reporting from Williamsburg and Greenpoint in Brooklyn predict near-peak to peak foliage with average to bright green, gold, lemon yellow, rust, tangerine, and red leaves. Most foliage in the Finger Lakes will be past-peak this weekend.
Onondaga County spotters at Burnet Park in Syracuse report that leaves are now past-peak, and many have fallen. Monroe County foliage observers from the Rochester suburb of Greece report that foliage is past-peak, with a blend of colors, including some green, and an increasing number of bare trees expected. In Ontario County, Canandaigua spotters are predicting past-peak leaves this weekend, with nearly complete leaf change and bright red and yellow leaves.
Peak foliage has mostly exited the Greater Niagara region; however, some peak leaves remain in Niagara County where spotters in Lewiston are predicting nearly complete color change and yellow and orange leaves of average brilliance.
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Compton that fall foliage may be hard to predict in some places this year. But places near normal climate conditions produce great foliage in many areas.
The Upper Midwest is also poised for a good fall for fans of colorful scenery—but drought-stricken parts of the Southeast and Mountain West may have relatively short foliage seasons. Livia Gershon is a daily correspondent for Smithsonian. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
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