Cold temperatures brought the final gasp of fall color throughout Pennsylvania.
Most of the state’s foliage is “still nice, but declining.” Lancaster County is part of a small corner of Pennsylvania still in peak color, along with Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, according to the latest foliage report, issued Thursday, Oct. 30, by Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
The state’s fall foliage season started early due to dry conditions. Leaf-peeping is over in northern Pennsylvania plus Somerset, Cambria, Blair and Indiana counties. This week’s report will be the final for the season, according to the agency.
To find the best areas to see fall color, state forest staff suggest only one spot in the peak foliage zone:
• A hike on the Rose Trail at Goat Hill Wild Plant Sanctuary in southern Chester County
They had more recommendations in central and southcentral Pennsylvania, including:
• Penn Forest and Roaring Creek tracts of Weiser State Forest
• Haldeman Tract hang gliding area in Weiser State Forest
• Locust Lake, Hickory Run, Swatara and Memorial Lake State parks
• In Michaux State Forest, Piney Mountain Ridge Road near the district office or on the state forest roads near Mont Alto State Park
• In Rothrock State Forest (serving Huntingdon and Centre counties), Kettle Road by the Greenwood fire tower, the top of Pennsylvania Furnace Road in Stony Point, Butler’s Knob in the southern end of the district and the Rocky Ridge Natural Area along the Standing Stone Trail
More areas to find fall color are in the report.
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