Fall Color at 50 to 75% Peak in Large Swath of Minnesota

(KNSI) — Mother Nature’s paintbrush is getting a good workout as almost all of the trees across Minnesota are coming into peak color.

According to the Department of Natural Resources, broad strokes of 50% to 75% of peak color are now showing in roughly the state’s northern half. That includes the far reaches of the Arrowhead region in Cook County along Lake Superior. That includes Cascade River State Park, Judge CR Magney State Park and Grand Portage State Park, where the tallest waterfall in the state, the Pigeon River High Falls, tumbles 120 feet over a rocky cliff into the Pigeon River, which makes up the border between the U.S. and Canada. Itasca State Park, LaSalle Lake State Park, Kathio State Park, Father Hennepin State Park and farther south, including areas along the Minnesota River, are also nearing peak.

Charles A. Lindbergh State Park in Little Falls is smack in a pocket of near peak color just in time for the Minnesota Historical Society to celebrate 50 years as the custodian of Charles Lindbergh’s childhood home in Little Falls September 30th. Learn more by clicking here.

Lake Maria State Park near Monticello and Highway 61 running along the St. Croix River on the border is 25% to 50%.

See the fall color finder by clicking here.

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