2023 Colorado fall foliage map from the FOX31 Pinpoint Weather team
DENVER (KDVR) — It’s time to start planning trips to see the best fall colors in Colorado, with the season of changing leaves arriving. The Pinpoint Weather team is out with its forecast of when you can expect peak colors across the state.
When can you expect to take a weekend trip to see the best of fall in Colorado? The peak colors are set to start showing in parts of the state by mid-September.
When will fall colors peak in Colorado in 2023?
A map of the 2023 forecast as of Sept. 1 for peak fall colors in Colorado. (FOX31 KDVR)
The Pinpoint Weather team has put out these dates for peak color as of Sept. 1. But keep in mind, a change in the weather over the coming days and weeks could adjust the timing.
Sept. 15-30: Rocky Mountain National Park, Steamboat Springs, Flat Tops
Sept. 17-Oct. 1: Vail, Summit County, Aspen, Gunnison, Grand Mesa
Sept. 19-Oct. 3: San Juan Mountains, Sangre De Cristo Mountains
Aspen forest in autumn with fall colors of gold, yellow, blue, white, yellow in San Juan NAtional Forest outside of Ouray and Silverton on the Million Dollar Highway. (Getty Images)
Street in Aspen town at autumn, Colorado (Getty Images)
Crystal Reservoir in the fall with Pikes Peak in the background (Getty Images)
Maroon Bells, Aspen, Colorado during the aspen leaves changing colors for the fall. (Getty Images)
Autumn Sunrise in the San Juan Mountain Range (getty images)
Winding mountain road and autumn landscape with vibrant fall colors near Gunnison, Colorado. (Getty Images)
A bull moose standing in willow bushes in Colorado (Getty Images)
Abandon Crystal Mill in Colorado mountain in falls, Crystal, CO (Getty Images)
Road-Rocky Mountain road in the fall-Near Aspen Colorado (Getty Images)
A gondola at Telluride Mountain in Colorado during fall colors (Getty Images)
Colorado’s iconic Maroon Bells at autumn (Getty Images)
A golden aspen grove in the Maroon Bells area of Colorado (Getty Images)
Aspen trees in the Fall along Shrine Pass Road near Vail, Colorado. (Getty Images)
Golden Autumn Aspen on Last Dollar Road near Telluride Colorado (Getty Images)
San Juan Mountains in the Background in Autumn on a cloudy day (Getty Images)
Fall colors near Dillon (Dara Bitler)
Fall colors near Dillon (Dara Bitler)
Fall colors near Dillon (Dara Bitler)
More about fall in Colorado
If you don’t want to miss any of what autumn has to offer, check out FOX31’s Ultimate Denver Fall Guide 2023. Here are some recent stories to get you ready for the season.
More articles will be coming in the fall guide as the season continues.
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