Find the best fall colours in Eastern Ontario and beyond with these online leaf-peeping trackers

Wondering when the fall leaves will be changing colour? Here are some handy online fall foliage trackers to help you predict peak times for Ontario fall colours, Quebec fall foliage and leaf peeping in the U.S. Northeast.

• Ontario Parks has a constantly updated fall foliage report for all of its parks.
• Here’s a fall colours tracker for the Haliburton Highlands tourism area, west of Ottawa.
• This Quebec tourism website provides updates on Quebec fall colours.
• Here’s a fall foliage tracker for the Lake Placid area of the Adirondacks.
• Visit Adirondacks has a fall travel guide to the whole region that includes fall colors information.

• The I Love New York fall foliage report focuses on fall colors across New York state.
• Here’s a tracker for Vermont fall colors. Vermont Tourism has a map showing when leaves normally change, but this fall foliage forecaster doesn’t give specific information for a given year.
• The White Mountains region of New Hampshire also has a foliage tracker.
• This New England Foliage map shows the status of the leaves across all six New England states.
• This predictive map on a Smoky Mountains website actually covers all of the lower 48 U.S. states. It shows you when leaves are likely to peak in various places, but doesn’t give you live reports.

As the days grow shorter and cooler, the changing fall colours really do put on a spectacular show. Happy leaf peeping!

Cover photo courtesy of Tourism Laurentians.

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