This is the fifth 2024 I LOVE NY Fall Foliage Report for New York State. Reports are obtained from volunteer field observers and reflect expected color conditions for the coming weekend. I LOVE NY defines “peak” as the best overall appearance the foliage will have during the season, taking into account color transition, brilliance, and leaf droppage.
Colorful peak foliage is making its way out of the higher elevations of the Adirondacks and into its outlying areas, while gorgeous peak foliage expands throughout much of the northern Catskills. Peak foliage will also arrive in the southwestern portion of the Finger Lakes and much of the southern portion of the Chautauqua-Allegheny region. Leaves in other parts of Upstate New York will generally range from midpoint of change to near-peak, and will still be in the early stages of transition in the lower Hudson Valley, throughout New York City, and on Long Island. This is according to the field reports from more than 85 volunteer observers for the Empire State Development Division of Tourism’s I LOVE NY program.
In Cayuga County:
- 50-55% change in Auburn with muted shades of yellow and red.
In Chemung County:
- 40% in Elmira with some orange-yellow leaves, along with pops of bright red.
In Cortland County:
- 25% change in Cortland with orange and yellow leaves.
In Livingston County:
- Up to 40% in Geneseo with pops of yellow and red.
In Monroe County:
- 20-30% throughout most of Rochester with emerging red leaves. Color change remains relatively low in the city, but is significantly greater in areas to the west, south and east. 40-45% change in the city’s Brighton neighborhood with green-yellow, maroon, red and yellow leaves.
In Onondaga County:
- 35% at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville with average-to-bright shades of red and yellow, along with some orange.
In Ontario County:
- 25% in Geneva with yellow, orange, and burgundy leaves.
- 20% change in Victor with mostly muted yellow leaves.
In Schuyler County:
- 35% in Watkins Glen, Hector, Montour Falls and Tyrone with increasing shades of yellow and gold, as well some orange and red.
In Seneca County:
- 50% change in Waterloo with average-to-bright reds and golds.
In Steuben County:
- Peak foliage with 75% change in Corning, Hammondsport and Hornell highlighted by bright orange and yellow hues.
In Tioga County:
- 40% change in Owego with muted-to-average yellow leaves, and a little orange and red.
In Tompkins County:
- 50% in Ithaca and Trumansburg with a wide range of bright fall colors.
In Wayne County:
- 35% change in Lyons with pops of orange. Areas directly along the Lake Ontario are slightly ahead of the southern parts of the county.
In Yates County:
- 40-50% change in Penn Yan, depending on the elevation, with seasonal colors.
Fall Foliage Reports are also available by audio. Dial toll-free 800-225-5697 from anywhere in the U.S., its territories and Canada.
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