Where to See Fall Foliage This Weekend | 2026
New England’s foliage season winds down with late color along the coast, lingering oaks, and a final burst of autumn beauty before winter’s arrival.
By Jim Salge|Oct 31 2025|
Last week's view from West Rattlesnake Mountain in Holderness, New Hampshire.
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We’re so excited for another year of New England foliage. Watch for our official fall foliage forecast on August 19, where to find early foliage on September 9, and weekly “where to find peak color now” posts here starting September 19.
When will the next report be posted?
Hi Jennifer. This post is updated on Thursday afternoon. We’ve just added this weekend’s picks!
Hi, what time on Thursday does it come out? Eagerly awaiting so we can make plans!
Hi there! Since this year’s fall foliage has now passed its peak, the series has ended. We published our final 2020 foliage forecast last week. Wishing you a wonderful late fall season (and we’ll see you next year)!
To the reader looking for fall colors this weekend, there should still be a lot of color at this time in Connecticut, RI, and eastern Mass. Take the small hwys and get lost in the beauty of fall! Hopefully the wind doesn’t take all the leaves down.
You recommended Stowe, Vermont. I was through there on Wed Oct 2 and the village was in gridlock due to construction on the main street through the village. The southbound lane of Vermont 100 through the village was closed requiring a detour around the central part of the village and traffic was heavy, requiring 10-15 minutes to get through the village.
If you go to Lee, have breakfast at Pleasant and Main in Housatonic just nearby ! ????
I absolutely want to come back to live here. Was here 21 years, and I miss it so much. I am here for two weeks and the colors are magnificent. No other state compares. Brilliant colors, temperature nice and cool…. love it!
Comprehensive and informative. Every year the write-up is better than the last. Well done.
This is SUCH an outstanding article and service- Beautifully and thoughtfully composed! Made a valiant effort to get there from Kansas this Fall, but betwixt complicated travel arrangements and Covid uptick it just wasn’t feasible. HOWEVER, your emails and magazine keep my HEART close to New England and am still bound and determined to get there! Thank you so much for your ongoing augmentation of my appetite to learn more about your part of our amazing country!!
My favorite time of year…nothing compares to the beautiful foliage in New England, especially in Vermont…thanks for your articles and scenic pictures!!
My daughter shared a picture of Lake Willoughby last week that was simply stunning! I’m glad, too, that you mentioned the subtle beauty of past-peak foliage. I thought I was the only person who felt that way.
Hello! We are flying to Boston this Thursday, Oct 21st and still deciding where from there. Would like to see fall foliage and I am glad I found your article! Where is best to see foliage this weekend? I appreciate your input.
I am interested as well!
Just returned from White Mt area after spending last five days exploring foliage. Best was Rt. 302 between Bartlett and Twin Mt. Be aware of roadwork just before Crawford Notch, as they are skim coating road both ways(one lane traffic with flagmen at both ends). Traffic very light as compared to previous years. Stayed in Lincoln and got a seat at Woodstock Inn every time we stopped in to sample their great beers and generous portions of food. Got home before this weekends rains arrive! Casual ride home on back roads of NH causes little stress and was quite enjoyable. A stop in Windsor, VT for a cold one at Harpoon didn’t hurt either.
On the weekend of 7 OCT, we went to Peterborough, New Hampshire as per the recommendation in the article. This is a great town to visit anytime and burgers at the Peterborough Diner were awesome. However, we could not see any leaf colors. May be due to the weather its hard to predict this year.
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