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Octoberwhat's in season

What's in season in October?

October is fall foliage season at the places we track. Fall foliage is in its usual window at 119 places, the most in the week of Oct 22–31 (71), from Katahdin Woods and Waters (Sep 1–Oct 15) to Wind River (Oct 25–Oct 31). Starting this month: goldenrod in bloom at Iroquois Refuge and bigtooth maple color at Cave Creek Canyon.

Updated Sep 28. Sources: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, A fall foliage tour of the Northeast ↗ (opens in a new tab), Coronado National Forest, Burro Trail #240 ↗ (opens in a new tab), Coronado National Forest, South Fork Trail #243 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Peaking in October

Each place's usual window, from its own sources

Fall foliage

119 places in October · 101 start this month

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Vermont

Idaho

Washington

Minnesota

Michigan

California

North Carolina

Arizona

Kentucky

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New York

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Wisconsin

Pennsylvania

Virginia

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Ohio

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Texas

Also in October

From our places' year strips, each with its source

Blooms, blossoms and green-up

Starting in October

Still going at 7 places: wildflowers (2 places), wildflowers on the mogollon rim, wildflowers along rock bridge trail.

Fall color

Starting in October

And 14 more.

Still going at 17 places: fall color across vermont (3 places), apple harvest, herons fly south.

Snow and winter

Starting in October

Out and about

Starting in October

Still going at 81 places: busy season (2 places), cadillac summit road open, cadillac reservations.

Know before you go

Starting in October

Still going at 6 places: dutch neck road and allee house area closed, fall archery hunt for deer and turkey, caves closed for bats.

Sources (12)

Questions people ask

Where is fall foliage in October?

At the places we track: Katahdin Woods and Waters, Maine (local timing Sep 1–Oct 15); Rocky Mountain, Colorado (local timing Sep 1–Oct 31); Valles Caldera, New Mexico (local timing Sep 1–Nov 30); Yellowstone, Wyoming (local timing Sep 1–Oct 31); Bryce Canyon, Utah (regional timing Sep 11–Oct 31); Capitol Reef, Utah (regional timing Sep 11–Oct 31); and 113 more on this page.

What should I know before a trip in October?

Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas: hunting season (use caution off the sandbars); Rocky Mountain: trail ridge road closed.