Fall foliage

Fall foliage in Wisconsin

Fall 2026 · updated daily

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Wisconsin runs north to south over about two and a half weeks.

Pines and hardwoods in orange, red and yellow along the shore of a still lake under a pale sky.
Perch Lake, in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National ForestPhoto: Dave Melancon, USDA Forest Service Eastern Region · Public domain · source
A sandy beach with driftwood and dune grass beside a lake, with a shoreline forest of orange and yellow trees beyond.
The beach on Raspberry Island, in the Apostle IslandsPhoto: National Park Service · Public domain · source

The Northwoods around the Chequamegon-Nicolet and the Apostle Islands lead in the second week of October;

Oaks with red, orange and yellow leaves among tall grass under a blue sky with white clouds.
Hickory Hill Conservancy, in the Driftless AreaPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source

the Driftless Area around the Kickapoo Valley follows in the third week;

A gravel path running through tall maples in golden yellow leaves, with fallen leaves along the edges.
Skyway Road, in Peninsula State ParkPhoto: Big amoeba · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Orange and red trees in the foreground above a wide lake, with a forested bluff on the far shore.
Devil’s Lake State ParkPhoto: Yinan Chen · Public domain · source

Door County, the lakeshore and the southern hills around Devil’s Lake finish at the end of the month.

Sugar maple, birch and aspen color the north; oaks and hickories carry the south.

Door County runs a few days behind the mainland because of the lake.

In a typical year

Bordering states

Color: Fallcast, the same map as the app. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors, Protomaps. Place outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.