Frontenac

Kawarthas

Past peakPeak Oct 18–Oct 26 · ±1.5 days✓ Verified on the ground

Source: Ontario Parks Fall Colour Report, Oct 16 · 80% colour change at Frontenac

Southern shield, later than the highlands.

Reports from the ground

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PatchyPublic report

Weather was warm in the middle of the day and the colours are patchy across the tree canopy and absolutely beautiful.

Anonymous · observed Sep 26

Starting✓ Verified on the ground

Leaves are just starting to change in some places. Other trees are selectively completely red.

Isaac · observed Aug 26

The season curve

Sep 1–Nov 2 2026

Colour change, percent

Observed Predicted Confidence band Camera index

Solid line: colour change reported by Ontario Parks, weekly, latest Oct 16. Dashed line: the ontariofall.com model, run Oct 19, with the confidence band widening as the forecast reaches further out. Green dotted: our camera colour index, inverted so less green reads as more colour and stretched across its own observed range, so read its shape rather than its height against the percentage axis. Weather by Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0. Free to republish with credit and a link.

The next 3 weekends here

Out of 10, colour and weather combined. The notch on each bar marks 8.0, the point where colour is at peak and the weather is behaving.

Oct 24 – Oct 25
Worth the drive. Peak on Oct 24, mixed sun and cloud.
7.4
Oct 31 – Nov 1
Not worth the drive. Past peak on Oct 31, wet.
1.5
Nov 7 – Nov 8
Not worth the drive. Past peak on Nov 7, no weather forecast yet.
2.6

What is moving this forecast

Cold nights: 23 so far against a normal pace of 2 (-9.5 days).
September temperature anomaly: -0.7°C (0 days).
Summer rainfall: 322 mm against a normal 268 mm (+0.8 days).
Hard frosts: 0 (0 days).
Observations assimilated: 7 (+19.6 days).
Net shift from the historical baseline: +10.9 days.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, CC BY 4.0 · every coefficient is published in the methodology

See for yourself

Live view from Highway 401 West of Sir John MacDonald Boulevard — Nearest camera: Highway 401 West of Sir John MacDonald Boulevard, 26.9 km away, not at the location. Camera: Ontario 511, Ontario Ministry of Transportation · Ontario 511 open data. Attribution required.

Sources for this page

Colour status · Source: Ontario Parks Fall Colour Report · Oct 16
Weather · Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 · daily to Oct 19
Camera · Camera: Ontario 511, Ontario Ministry of Transportation · 26.9 km from the location
Historical peak record · Offset from the Algonquin anchor.
Ground reports · reader submissions, moderated · 2 shown

Last updated Mon, October 19, 2026.

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Hiking and paddling weekends run by Wilderness Union, a Toronto outdoor community for ages 18 to 45. Transport, gear and guides included.

See the adventures

Or see every fall trip in date order, with the colour forecast for each destination.