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Fort Frederick State Parkfall foliage

No reports yet this season for Fort Frederick State Park.

Right now in Fort Frederick State Park · September

27days to the next fall foliage seasonusually well under way by late October, statewide (USA-NPN volunteer observations)

Statewide timing
By late October
Statewide for Maryland: color is usually well under way by late October (USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025). Not this place's own timing, not a peak, and not a forecast.

Next 7 days

No frost, strong wind or heavy rain in the forecast.

National Weather Service forecast, issued Mon 2:23 PM (Eastern). Frost: a low of 36°F or less; wind: 20 mph or more; rain: 60% chance or more.

Frost near Fort Frederick State Park

First frost usually in ~4 weeks

Oct 23Average first fall frost

Apr 17Average last spring frost

The day a 32°F night is as likely as not, 1991–2020, at NOAA's Martinsburg 2 station (11.2 mi away, 460 ft). Source ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Trees this fall (Sep 15–21). Across the Mid-Atlantic, sugar maple and flowering dogwood are behind a typical year; the rest are close to typical. Which trees turn when →

How we know

National Weather Service forecast and alerts (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28) · USA National Phenology Network, colored leaves observations (opens in a new tab) (Sep 28) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27)

All our sources and how we use them →

Questions people ask

When is peak fall foliage in Fort Frederick State Park in 2026?

We don't have local timing for Fort Frederick State Park yet. Statewide for Maryland: color is usually well under way by late October (USA-NPN volunteer observations, 2020–2025). That's for the whole state and isn't a peak or a forecast.

How is the fall color in Fort Frederick State Park right now?

Not now: the fall foliage season is over for this year. The next one starts in about 27 days (usually well under way by late October, statewide (USA-NPN volunteer observations)).