Fall is in full swing and peak foliage colors are hitting across Upstate New York from east to west, despite record breaking heat.
I LOVE NY, the stateโs tourism website, has released their fourth fall foliage map predictions for changing colors during the week of Oct. 4-10, 2023.
Peak colors are flourishing in the Adirondack Mountains and are just starting to make their first appearances in the Catskills, Chautauqua-Allegheny and Greater Niagara regions.
According to volunteer observers, moderate temperatures, plentiful sunshine and lack of frosty nights should add up to a picture-perfect foliage viewing adventure this weekend.
Here are the color change predictions around Upstate New York for the week of Oct. 4-10, 2023.
Adirondacks
- Lake Placid, 90 percent
- Lake George, 50 percent
- Whiteface, 75 percent
- Wilmington, Jay, Upper Jay, and Au Sable Forks, past-peak
- Saranac Lake, 75 percent
- Tupper Lake and Mt. Arab, peak to past-peak
- Old Forge, 85 percent
- Newcomb, 90 percent
- Ticonderoga, 20 percent
- Lake Pleasant, 75-100 percent
- Plattsburgh, 70 percent
- Malone, 55 percent
- Long Lake, 85 percent
- Crown Point, 25-30 percent
- Lowville, 80 percent
- Queensbury, 70 percent
- Blue Mountain Lake, 90 percent
Catskills
- Belleayre Mountain Ski Area, peak
- Windham, 80 percent
- Bovina, 60 percent
- Forestburgh, 35 percent
- Kingston, 55 percent
- Liberty, 20 percent
- Deposit and Stamford, 60-65 percent
- Bloomville and Hamden, 30 percent
- Delhi, more than 65 percent
Thousand Islands-Seaway
- Alexandria Bay, 85 percent
- St. Lawrence County, 70-75 percent
Chautauqua-Allegheny
- Chautauqua County, 50 percent
- Randolph, 60 percent
- Allegany State Park, 60 percent
Hudson Valley
- Hudson, 35 percent
- Orange County, more than 30 percent
Central New York
- Chenango County, 55 percent
- Cortland County, 45 percent
- Oswego County, 40 percent
- Onondaga County, 70 percent
- Oneida County, 65 percent
- Otsego County, 25 percent
- Madison County, 25 percent
- Montgomery County, 30 percent
- Broome County, 50 percent
- Schoharie County, 50 percent
- Herkimer County, 30 percent
- Tompkins County, 30…
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