This is the second 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.
New York’s brilliant parade of spectacular fall foliage continues, with several parts of the Adirondacks expected to be at midpoint of change this weekend, as well as a few spots in the Catskills and Central New York regions. Elsewhere in the state, most locations will see leaves that are just beginning to change, and some areas – particularly in the state’s southernmost regions – will see little to no change. 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:
- Up to 25% change in Auburn with shades of yellow and red.
In Chemung County:
- 10% change in Elmira with yellow-orange leaves.
In Cortland County:
- 5% change in Cortland with muted touches of yellow.
In Livingston County:
- 5% change in Geneseo with some fall color just beginning to appear.
In Monroe County:
- 5-10% change in Rochester, with increasing sightings of olive and yellow leaves, along with hints of red-orange. In the city’s Brighton neighborhood, hints of red are appearing on the furthermost branches of maple trees.
In Onondaga County:
- 5% change at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville with early touches of red and yellow.
- Up to 20% change at Syracuse University in Syracuse with a touch of yellow, and occasional reds from sugar maples.
In Ontario County:
- 5% change in Geneva and Seneca Lake with a few patches of muted burgundy and orange along with some yellow.
- No significant change is expected in East Bloomfield.
In Schuyler County:
- 5% change in Watkins Glen, Hector, Montour Falls, and Tyrone.
In Seneca County:
20% change in Waterloo with bright red and yellow leaves.
In Steuben County:
- 20% change in Corning, Hammondsport, and Hornell with very bright yellow, orange, and red leaves.
In Tompkins County:
- 15% change in Ithaca with bright pops of fall color, especially on the rolling hillside leading into the city on Routes 79 and 96.
In Wayne County:
- 10% change in Lyons with shades of yellow and dark red. The State Route 104 corridor near Lake Ontario is showing an increase in yellows and some orange when compared to areas further south.
In Yates County:
- Less than 5% change is expected in Penn Yan.
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