Updated Sep 28
Pictured: Lemhi Pass · typical peak lookIdahofall foliage
Where is fall color peaking in Idaho right now?
No official report has come in for fall foliage yet this season.
Updated Sep 28.
Places by state
Idaho
- Lemhi PassIn its usual window
Local timing: Sep 21–Oct 31
Official reports
Dated and linked
- Sep 27Park ServiceColor by late September in aspens and cottonwoods; Agency Creek in October; road usually snow-free June through OctoberSource (opens Bureau of Land Management, Lewis and Clark Backcountry Byway and Adventure Road guide in a new tab)
- Sep 27Park Service36-mile loop over Lemhi Pass with a 4,000-foot climb and descentSource (opens Bureau of Land Management, Lewis and Clark Back Country Byway in a new tab)
- Sep 27Park ServiceLemhi Pass National Historic Landmark on the Idaho-Montana line, 12 miles east of TendoySource (opens Salmon-Challis National Forest, Westward Overlook - Lemhi Pass CDT Access in a new tab)
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- Sep 27Park ServiceDay-use area at 7,400 feet by Lemhi Pass, open mid-June to mid-SeptemberSource (opens Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Sacajawea Memorial Picnic Area in a new tab)
Questions people ask
Why does color come earlier in some places?
Higher ground turns first. In the Great Smoky Mountains, color can start as early as mid-September at the highest elevations, develops above 4,000 feet from early to mid-October, and reaches the lower and middle slopes between mid-October and early November.Source: National Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains fall color ↗ (opens in a new tab)
How do you track fall foliage?
Each place moves through 6 stages: Still green, First color, Moderate, High color, Peak and Past peak. Every stage we show comes from a dated report with its source, and every forecast lists its sources.