Minnesota’s Fall Color Finder Returns

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) – Explore Minnesota has launched their Fall Color Finder.

Explore Minnesota and Minnesota State Parks and Trails are again teaming up to provide weekly fall color updates throughout the state of Minnesota so that you can find the most scenic backdrops and photo ops. The updates are made possible by staff at Minnesota’s 75 state parks and recreation areas, who submit the fall color progress reports that populate the online Fall Color Finder.

“Fall color this year should be as stunning as we have come to expect if there are sunny days and chilly but not freezing nights,” said Val Cervenka, the forest health program consultant in the DNR’s Forestry Division. “Temperature and soil moisture together affect fall color. Mild summer drought can increase the fall color display, but warm fall weather can decrease its brilliance. It’s good to keep in mind that local weather conditions will affect local fall color.”

The wave of peak fall color typically washes across Minnesota from mid-September (along the Canadian border) to mid-October (along the Iowa border).