Fall Color Report

September 17, 2025

The fall color report is updated every Wednesday throughout the fall color season. 

The timing of fall colors in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.) is predictable but varies slightly each year. Generally, the leaf show begins in mid-September and peaks from the last week of September through the first two weeks of October. However, the color change progresses differently across the region. Fall color changes from west to east, and first from the interior of the U.P. and then out toward the Great Lakes. 

Please note that fall color may change rapidly based on current weather conditions. 

Click below to view the fall color report by region. Come enjoy less obstructed views of the beautiful Upper Peninsula. 

Eastern U.P. | Central U.P. | Western U.P.

Western Upper Peninsula

Baraga County: 5-15% color change. Peak color expected the last week of September and the first week of October. 

Gogebic & Ontonagon Counties: 5-20% color change. Peak color expected the last week of September and the first week of October

Houghton & Keweenaw Counties: 5-15% color change. Peak color expected the last week of September and the first week of October. 

Iron County: 10-25% color change. Peak fall color expected the last week of September. 

Central Upper Peninsula

Alger County: 5-10% color change. Peak color expected the first two weeks of October.

Delta County: 5-10% color change. Peak color expected the first two weeks of October.

Dickinson County: 5-20% color change. Peak color expected the last week of September and the first week of October. 

Marquette County: 5-30% color change. Peak color expected the first two weeks of October. 

Menominee County: 5-10% color change. Peak color expected the first two weeks of October.

Eastern Upper Peninsula

Chippewa County: 0-15% color change. Peak color expected the first two weeks of October.

Luce County: 0-15% color change. Peak color expected the first two weeks of October.

Mackinac County: 0-10% color change. Peak color expected the first two weeks of October.

Schoolcraft County: 5-15% color change. Peak color expected the first two weeks of October.