{"id":12520,"date":"2025-10-22T21:09:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/12520\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T21:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:09:10","slug":"fall-foliage-hits-lovely-peak-in-buffalo-niagara-falls-kingston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/12520\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall foliage hits lovely peak in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Kingston"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re itching to hunt for brilliant fall foliage this week in Upstate New York, forget the mountains. Instead, head for the lakes.<\/p>\n

Peak fall foliage is starting to arrive in waterside communities across Upstate, from Buffalo<\/a> and Niagara Falls<\/a> in Western New York<\/a> to Kingston in the Hudson Valley<\/a>, according to the latest foliage report from I LOVE NY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Autumn\u2019s best colors are also putting on an impressive show in the always-stunning Finger Lakes<\/a>, where prime fall foliage is on display from Waterloo to Hammondsport.<\/p>\n

\"ClarkStunning fall colors shine at Clark Reservation State Park in Jamesville, New York, in mid-October 2025. Photo courtesy of Jen Corfield, @jencorfieldphoto on InstagramPhoto courtesy of Jen Corfield, @jencorfieldphoto on Instagram<\/p>\n

Only one spot remains notably bright in the Adirondacks<\/a>. Foliage is continuing to change and approach peak in Lake George<\/a>, where the tourism bureau\u2019s volunteer field observers noted a \u201cbright seasonal mix\u201d of colors.<\/p>\n

While I LOVE NY said the \u201cColorful Fall Crescendo\u201d is mostly leaving places like the Capital Region<\/a> and Central New York<\/a> behind, pops of fall beauty can still be found in every region of Upstate New York.<\/p>\n

Other stellar spots to see fall foliage this week include: <\/p>\n

Schenectady\u2019s Central Park in the Capital RegionCatskill in the Catskills<\/a>Oswego<\/a> in Central New YorkLewiston in Western New YorkSeneca Falls<\/a> in the Finger LakesOwego in the Southern Tier<\/a>Beacon in the Hudson Valley\"IThis fall foliage report from I LOVE NY, the state’s tourism bureau, shows where colors are expected to peak between Oct. 22 and Oct. 28, 2025, in New York state.I LOVE NYHere are the color change predictions around Upstate New York for the week of Oct. 22-Oct. 28, 2025, according to I LOVE NY:<\/p>\n

Adirondacks<\/p>\n

Plattsburgh, 100%, past peakTiconderoga, 100%, past peakCrown Point, 100%, past peakMalone, 100%, past peakLake George, up to 65%Queensbury, 90%, past peak<\/p>\n

Capital-Saratoga<\/p>\n

Cohoes Falls, 75%Thacher State Park, Voorheesville, 85-90%, peak to just-past peakStratford, 85-95% past peakTroy, 95%, peakSaratoga Springs, 100%, just-past peakCentral Park, Schenectady, 65%, peakMaple Ski Ridge, Rotterdam, 75%, peak to past peakFonda, 25%<\/p>\n

Catskills<\/p>\n

Catskill, Coxsackie, Athens, New Baltimore, 100%, just-past peakLiberty, 95%, just-past peakForestburgh, 100%, past peak\"GreenBrilliant fall colors reflect in the water at Green Lakes State Park in Manlius, New York, in mid-October 2025. Photo courtesy of Judy McAdoo-Pelton, @judymcadoopelton.fireside on InstagramJudy McAdoo-Pelton, @judymcadoopelton.fireside on Instagram<\/p>\n

Central New York<\/p>\n

Binghamton area, 75%, past peakBainbridge, Guilford, Norwich, 100%, past peakHerkimer, 75%, just-past peakCody Farms, Cazenovia, 100%, past peakUtica, over 80%, past peakGilboa, up to 30%Middleburgh, 75%, past peakBeaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, 65%, past peak<\/p>\n

Finger Lakes<\/p>\n

Homer, Polkville, 80%, past peakGeneseo, 50%Letchworth State Park, Mount Morris, 75%, past peakAuburn, 85%, peakRochester, 65%Farmington, 80%, peakCanandaigua, 75%Watkins Glen, 80%, past peakSeneca Falls, 75%, peakWaterloo, 75%, just-past peakBath, Corning, Hammondsport, Hornell, 80%, just-past peakOwego, 70%, peakIthaca, Trumansburg, 75-100%, past peakLyons, 70%, peakPenn Yan, 60%<\/p>\n

Chautauqua-Allegheny<\/p>\n

Jamestown, Lakewood, Chautauqua Institution, 90%, past peak<\/p>\n

Greater Niagara<\/p>\n

Buffalo, 60%, peakEast Aurora, 95%, past peakBatavia, 90%, peak to just-past peakNiagara Falls, 80%, peakLewiston, 90%, peakAlbion, 80%, peakLetchworth State Park, Warsaw, 90%, peak to past peakLetchworth State Park, Castile, 80%, past peak<\/p>\n

Thousand Islands-Seaway<\/p>\n

Oswego, 60%, peakWilliamstown, 80%, peak to just-past peak Eisenhower Lock, Massena, 100%, past peak<\/p>\n

Hudson Valley<\/p>\n

Hudson, 75%Valatie, 85-90%, just-past peakPoughkeepsie, 60%Beacon, 55%Cold Spring, 40%Taconic State Parkway, at least 70%Kingston, 100%, peak\"FallFall foliage 2025, Madison and Onondaga County. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.comdennis nett | dnett@syracuse.com<\/p>\n

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