On October 31, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued its last Fall Foliage Report saying the prolonged dryness, cold nights, and some windy days have taken many of the leaves that remained on Pennsylvania’s trees.

Despite these factors, there is still plenty of fall color in the Commonwealth’s southern tier, especially in oak, beech, and hickory forests.

The report also includes fall foliage information for six regions around the state.

Weekly Fall Foliage Reports will be issued on Thursdays at DCNR’s PA Fall Foliage Reports webpage.

Viewfinders For Colorblind

Special viewfinders have been installed at 10 State Parks to allow the colorblind to see Fall Foliage colors for the first time.

The colorblindness viewfinders were placed at these State Parks--

-- Bald Eagle State Park, Centre County

-- Black Moshannon State Park, Centre County

-- Colton Point State Park, Tioga County

-- Cook Forest State Park, Clarion County

-- Hyner View State Park, Clinton County

-- Kettle Creek State Park, Clinton County

-- Leonard Harrison State Park, Tioga County

-- Little Pine State Park, Lycoming County

-- Sinnemahoning State Park, Cameron and Potter counties

-- Tiadaghton State Forest, Lycoming County

Click Here to learn more.

Information for Visitors

Click Here for prime locations for viewing Fall Foliage on an interactive map.

Click Here for a Northern Driving Tour.  Click Here for a Southern Driving Tour.

Go to the VisitPA.com website to arrange for your Great American Getaway in PA.

            Visit Explore PA Trails and Get Outdoors PA for recreation areas near you.

Visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.

            For more information on state parks and forests and recreation in Pennsylvania, visit DCNR’s website, Visit the Good Natured DCNR Blog,  Click Here for upcoming events, Click Here to hook up with DCNR on other social media-- Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.

Related Articles:

-- Pennsylvania Office Of Outdoor Recreation Rolls Out ‘Elevate’ Initiative To Engage Outdoor Businesses; Outdoor Businesses Questionnaire  [PaEN]

-- DCNR’s Erie Bluffs State Park Inducted Into National Old-Growth Forest Network  [PaEN]

-- Western PA Conservancy Adds 23 Acres To Old-Growth Tryon-Weber Woods Natural Area In Crawford County  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Last Fall Foliage Report: Still Plenty Of Fall Color In Pennsylvania’s Southern Tier This Coming Week  [PaEN]

-- DCNR, Trust For Public Land Celebate $2.6 Million In Federal Grants For Local Parks In Reading, Scranton

-- PA Forestry Assn. 138th Annual Symposium - What Makes A Healthy Forest;  Awards Program Nov. 16 In State College  [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Erie Times: Erie Bluffs State Park Joins Old-Growth Forest Network, What It Means For The Park

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Paddlers Account For 60% Of PA Boating Fatalities In 2024

-- TribLive: Hampton Girls Excel At Riding Waves, Even On Allegheny River

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: 100 Philly Parks Need Your Help With Fall Cleanup

-- MCall: Wildfire Burns Into Night On Blue Mountain In Northampton County

-- WNEP: Crews Battle Forest Fire In Lackawanna County; Advise Residents Not To Burn 

-- KDKA: Dangerously Dry Conditions Raise Western PA Brush Fire Risk

-- Scranton Times: Brush Fires And Dry Weather Continue

-- Reading Eagle: Berks County Enacts Outdoor Burn Ban Due To Dry Weather Conditions

-- KYW: Christmas Tree Growers In PA Concerned About Record-Breaking Drought 

-- Republican Herald: No End In Sight For Try Conditions In Schuylkill County

-- WNEP: Wildfire Concerns Across Northeastern, Central Pennsylvania

-- PennLive: This October Will Be One Of The Driest Ever Recorded In Central PA

-- TribLive: Trick-Or-Drought? How Dry Is It In Western Pennsylvania?

-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay Halloween Edition! Bat Stories; Bat Trivia; Witch-Hazel; News Around The Watershed

-- The Allegheny Front/WVIA: Native PA Beech Tree Battles 2 Diseases That Put It At Risk For Extinction

-- York Daily Record: Dallastown Intermediate School Students Plant A ‘Moon Tree’ That Traveled Into Space

-- Penn State: Deer, Seedlings And Soil pH Influence Local Forest Regeneration

-- Help Wanted: PA-NJ Chapter American Chestnut Foundation Administrator Position 

-- WPost: On A Hurricane-Ravaged Appalachian Trail, Vast Damage And Uncertainty

[Posted: October 31, 2024]

11/4/2024