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Connecticut Foliage Forecast

Connecticut River Gateway

One of seven foliage driving routes published by the State of Connecticut. It passes through 11 towns.

Andover — PeakAnsonia — Near peakAshford — Past peakAvon — PeakBarkhamsted — Past peakBeacon Falls — Near peakBerlin — Near peakBethany — Near peakBethel — Near peakBethlehem — PeakBloomfield — PeakBolton — PeakBozrah — PeakBranford — TurningBridgeport — Near peakBridgewater — PeakBristol — PeakBrookfield — Near peakBrooklyn — Past peakBurlington — PeakCanaan — Past peakCanterbury — PeakCanton — PeakChaplin — Past peakCheshire — Near peakChester — Near peakClinton — TurningColchester — PeakColebrook — Past peakColumbia — PeakCornwall — Past peakCoventry — PeakCromwell — Near peakDanbury — Near peakDarien — TurningDeep River — Near peakDerby — Near peakDurham — Near peakEast Granby — PeakEast Haddam — Near peakEast Hampton — Near peakEast Hartford — PeakEast Haven — TurningEast Lyme — Near peakEast Windsor — PeakEastford — Past peakEaston — Near peakEllington — PeakEnfield — PeakEssex — Near peakFairfield — TurningFarmington — PeakFranklin — PeakGlastonbury — Near peakGoshen — Past peakGranby — Past peakGreenwich — TurningGriswold — PeakGroton — Near peakGuilford — TurningHaddam — Near peakHamden — Near peakHampton — Past peakHartford — PeakHartland — Past peakHarwinton — PeakHebron — PeakKent — PeakKillingly — Past peakKillingworth — Near peakLebanon — PeakLedyard — Near peakLisbon — PeakLitchfield — PeakLyme — Near peakMadison — TurningManchester — PeakMansfield — PeakMarlborough — PeakMeriden — Near peakMiddlebury — PeakMiddlefield — Near peakMiddletown — Near peakMilford — TurningMonroe — Near peakMontville — Near peakMorris — PeakNaugatuck — Near peakNew Britain — PeakNew Canaan — TurningNew Fairfield — Near peakNew Hartford — Past peakNew Haven — Near peakNew London — Near peakNew Milford — PeakNewington — Near peakNewtown — Near peakNorfolk — Past peakNorth Branford — Near peakNorth Canaan — Past peakNorth Haven — Near peakNorth Stonington — Near peakNorwalk — TurningNorwich — PeakOld Lyme — Near peakOld Saybrook — TurningOrange — Near peakOxford — Near peakPlainfield — PeakPlainville — PeakPlymouth — PeakPomfret — Past peakPortland — Near peakPreston — PeakProspect — Near peakPutnam — Past peakRedding — Near peakRidgefield — Near peakRocky Hill — Near peakRoxbury — PeakSalem — Near peakSalisbury — Past peakScotland — PeakSeymour — Near peakSharon — Past peakShelton — Near peakSherman — PeakSimsbury — PeakSomers — PeakSouth Windsor — PeakSouthbury — Near peakSouthington — Near peakSprague — PeakStafford — PeakStamford — TurningSterling — PeakStonington — Near peakStratford — TurningSuffield — PeakThomaston — PeakThompson — Past peakTolland — PeakTorrington — Past peakTrumbull — Near peakUnion — Past peakVernon — PeakVoluntown — PeakWallingford — Near peakWarren — PeakWashington — PeakWaterbury — PeakWaterford — Near peakWatertown — PeakWest Hartford — PeakWest Haven — TurningWestbrook — TurningWeston — Near peakWestport — TurningWethersfield — Near peakWillington — PeakWilton — Near peakWinchester — Past peakWindham — PeakWindsor — PeakWindsor Locks — PeakWolcott — Near peakWoodbridge — Near peakWoodbury — PeakWoodstock — Past peak
The Connecticut River Gateway route across Connecticut, with foliage stage by town for Oct 21–27.
  • Still green
  • Peak
  • Near peak
  • Past peak
  • Turning

Derived from the Connecticut DEEP fall foliage map. DEEP's map is a climatological estimate last published in 2023; it describes a normal year, not this one. Stage names are ours.

Towns along the route

  1. Middletown Middlesex County

    Near peak this week · estimated peak Oct 28–Nov 3

  2. Portland Middlesex County

    Near peak this week · most advanced Oct 21–27

  3. East Hampton Middlesex County

    Near peak this week · most advanced Oct 21–27

  4. East Haddam Middlesex County

    Near peak this week · most advanced Oct 21–27

  5. Lyme New London County

    Near peak this week · estimated peak Oct 28–Nov 3

  6. Old Lyme New London County

    Near peak this week · estimated peak Oct 28–Nov 3

  7. Old Saybrook Middlesex County

    Turning this week · estimated peak Nov 4–10

  8. Essex Middlesex County

    Near peak this week · estimated peak Oct 28–Nov 3

  9. Deep River Middlesex County

    Near peak this week · estimated peak Oct 28–Nov 3

  10. Chester Middlesex County

    Near peak this week · estimated peak Oct 28–Nov 3

  11. Haddam Middlesex County

    Near peak this week · estimated peak Oct 28–Nov 3

Towns marked "most advanced" never reach full colour on the state's map: its eight weeks run out before the shoreline and the south-west corner turn.

The state's own description of this route: CT DEEP.