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Fall Foliage in New Jersey - 2013

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The 2013 NJ Fall Foliage season has begun!

Autumn color can be fleeting and elusive, so to help others in search of where the color is around New Jersey (as well as nearby areas in PA/NY), you can post Fall Foliage updates in this forum.

For a list of foliage resources, check out our "NJ Fall Foliage" page. (If you have foliage resources we don't have listed there - web sites, twitter feeds, or whatnot - post them here and we'll add to our foliage page)

Post the park or area, the amount of color (ie, unchanged, low, medium, peak color), and the date, and we'll add the report to the "NJ Fall Foliage" page. Include a photo if you have one!

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Permalink Reply by Daniela Wagstaff on September 7, 2013 at 10:02am

Sterling Forest State Park, NY - Wildcat Mountain 09/06/13

In just a few places, some leaves starting to change on a tree here and there.

Permalink Reply by njHiking.com on September 9, 2013 at 2:40pm

9/8/13 – Cheesequake State Park
Slight pops of mild color. [report via NJ HIKING]

9/7/13 – Boonton area
Some color change starting already. [report via Bob S.]

Permalink Reply by Paul on September 25, 2013 at 11:28pm

The maples are starting to turn in Sussex county. I saw two flocks of southbound geese yesterday.

Permalink Reply by TJ Karakowski on September 29, 2013 at 3:58pm

Round Valley Reservoir, Low. 9/28/13

Permalink Reply by Daniela Wagstaff on September 30, 2013 at 7:50am

Long Pond Ironworks State Park - Monksville Reservoir 09/29/13

Check the park web site before heading out to Long Pond Ironworks State Park because there are trail closures.

More pictures HERE.

Permalink Reply by Daniela Wagstaff on October 4, 2013 at 11:21am

Catskill Park, NY - Balsam Mountain and Belleayre Mountain - 10/3/13

I had intended to go hiking in the Catskills next week but due to the previous weather forecast of rain every day next week (that has, of course, changed now) I decided to go this week and not risk missing the fall foliage. I would say it's just starting to peak in Catskills. Still lots of green in the forest with color in the canopy. On the I-87 drive noticed Harriman is starting to look colorful.

View from Balsam Mountain:

View from Belleayre Ski Area:

View from I-87 in the Harriman State Park area (I belive this was around Elk Pen):

Click HERE for more pictures.

Permalink Reply by njHiking.com on October 7, 2013 at 2:29pm

10/6/13 – Norvin Green State Forest – Lake Sonoma and Manaticut Point
Moderate color change, still some green, and decent amount of leaf drop.

Route 287 corridor from Rt 78 to Wanaque – low to moderate color change

Lake Sonoma:

Lake Sonoma Trail

Rt. 287 near Wanaque

Permalink Reply by TJ Karakowski on October 8, 2013 at 11:31am

Awesome weekend foliage wise to be out in Sussex County (well any weekend is a good one to be in Sussex County !). Not peak yet, but leaves coming down & nice photogenic colors definitely happening.

Here was view looking North along the Kittatinny Ridge on Sat 10/5/13 - Low towards Moderate Colors

Some nice colors at Little Swartswood Lake (Sunday 10//6/13)

Permalink Reply by Daniela Wagstaff on October 14, 2013 at 9:25am

High Point State Park - 10/13/13

I found the foliage to be somewhat disappointing. I think a lot of the color was lost in the rain and wind storm on Monday, 10/7. There was a lot of leaf drop and most of the remaining color was brown/drab yellow. There were still some spots of color, just not as much as I had expected.

More pictures HERE

Permalink Reply by njHiking.com on October 14, 2013 at 1:56pm

10/13/13
Sterling Forest, NY - High color, with leaf drop that seemed more than normal (likely due to recent rains).

Rt. 17 in Mahwah; Garden State Parkway Paramus area - Moderate color change, still large sections of green.

Sterling Forest - View of Greenwood Lake, from Bare Rock

View from the Sterling Forest Fire Tower

Bare Rock Trail

Permalink Reply by Paul on October 14, 2013 at 4:40pm

You may call it the "Bare Rock Trail", I call it "The Flintstone Highway"!

:-)

Paul

Permalink Reply by Eric B on October 15, 2013 at 8:00pm

Hiked through Norvin Green yesterday (14OCT2013). Color varied a bit throught the area but on average I'd call it Medium since there was still a decent amount of green left on some trees. Starting from Weis ecology center and looped around via Otter hole -> Hewitt-Butler -> Wyanokie Crest -> Outlaw -> Wyanokie Circular -> HB again -> Posts Brook -> Lower -> WCL again -> Mine -> HB again -> OH back to Weis.

View on Otter Hole