Fall foliage in Upstate NY: Finger Lakes and Central NY to see peak autumn leaves

Though the mountains may be past-peak, fall colors are still popping all over Upstate New York.

I LOVE NY, the state’s tourism website, has released its sixth fall foliage report of the 2023 leaf-peeping season. From Buffalo to Saratoga, peak fall colors are beginning to engulf the landscapes.

Top spots to visit this weekend for the best colors are Labrador Hollow Unique Area in Tully, Watkins Glen State Park, Taughannock Falls State Park, Thacher State Park and Letchworth State Park.

Here are the color change predictions around Upstate New York for the week of Oct. 18-24, 2023:

Hudson Valley

• Hudson, 75 percent
• Beacon, 45 percent
• Bear Mountain State Park, 40 percent
• Orange County, 50 percent

Central New York

• Chenango County, past peak
• Cortland County, 70 percent
• Oswego County, peak
• Onondaga County, peak
• Oneida County, 65 percent
• Otsego County, 55 percent
• Madison County, peak
• Montgomery County, 30 percent
• Broome County, peak
• Schoharie County, more than 50 percent
• Herkimer County, 60 percent
• Tompkins County, 80 percent
• Syracuse, 50 percent
• Utica, 50 percent
• Auburn, 75 percent

Finger Lakes

• Steuben County, 60 percent
• Cayuga County, 50 percent
• Chemung County, 75-80 percent
• Livingston County, 55 percent
• Tioga County, 60 percent
• Canandaigua, peak
• Rochester, 55-60 percent
• Brighton, 60 percent
• Ontario County, 70 percent
• Wayne County, 65 percent
• Yates County, 45 percent
• Rushville, 50 percent
• Schuyler County, 70 percent

Capital-Saratoga

• Fulton County, 75 percent
• Thacher State Park, 70 percent
• Cohoes Falls, 70 percent
• Saratoga Springs, 40 percent
• Rensselaer County, peak

Greater Niagara

• East Aurora, 80 percent
• Genesee County, 50 percent
• Letchworth State Park, 80 percent
• Erie County, 75 percent
• Buffalo, 60 percent
• Niagara Falls, more than 60 percent
• Orleans County, 60 percent

Adirondacks

• Queensbury, 95 percent
• Ticonderoga, 50 percent
• Crown Point, 60-85 percent
• Queensbury, 70 percent
• All other places past peak

Catskills

• Belleayre Mountain Ski Area, peak
• Forestburgh, peak
• Walton, peak
• Downsville, near peak
• Greene County, 50 percent to…