This is the third 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. Reports are issued every Wednesday afternoon.
Beautiful near-peak fall foliage will be arriving in many parts of the Adirondacks this weekend, with most other parts of the region at midpoint of change. Foliage in most of The Catskills will be at midpoint of change, while leaves in other regions will still be in the early stages of transition. 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:
- More than 30% change in Auburn with muted reds and yellows.
In Chemung County:
- 20% change in Elmira with seasonal colors.
In Cortland County:
- 10% change in Cortland with early hints of yellow and orange.
In Livingston County:
- 20% change in Geneseo with mostly yellow and orange shades.
In Monroe County:
- 10% change in Rochester with olive and yellow leaves, along with wisps of red-orange on a few treetops. Areas to the east and southwest of the city appear to be more progressed in foliage change. 15-20% change is expected in the city’s Brighton neighborhood with green-yellow leaves, along with dark red-maroon coloration beginning to be seen in scattered trees.
In Onondaga County:
- 35% change at Syracuse University with some bright yellows and occasional bright reds from sugar maples.
- 10% change at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville with some red and yellow leaves.
In Ontario County:
- 5-10% change in Geneva with small pockets of maroon and yellow.
- Less than 5% in Canandaigua
In Schuyler County:
- 10% change in Watkins Glen, Hector, Montour Falls, and Tyrone with mostly muted yellow leaves, and some pops of orange.
In Seneca County:
- More than 30% change in Waterloo with bright red, and some gold leaves.
In Steuben County:
- 40% change in Corning, Hammondsport, and Hornell with bright red, orange, and yellow leaves.
In Tioga County:
- 5% change in Owego with some orange and yellow leaves.
In Tompkins County:
- 20% transition in Ithaca and Trumansburg.
In Wayne County:
- 20% in Lyons with shades of yellow and dark red. Areas closer to Lake Ontario are seeing more pops of yellow and orange.
In Yates County:
- 20% change in Penn Yan with orange and red shades.
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