Canaan Valley Resort State Park
State park · Davis · West Virginia
The highest valley of its size east of the Mississippi, a boggy plateau in the Alleghenies where the birch and beech turn early and the drive in on Route 32 is reason enough to come. Locals plan the trip around the foliage every year, and the park's trails get you off the road and into it.
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Plan your visit
Peak: October 10–October 14
Color builds from September 28 · mostly bare by November 3
Sampled at Canaan Valley Resort State Park’s own coordinates and elevation (988 m) rather than a regional average.
12 weather points cover West Virginia, and the model needs no correction to land on 1 published peak date from smokymountains.com. Against West Virginia's own climatology, the 2026 weather puts the peak 1 day earlier. How the forecast works
When to go to Canaan Valley Resort State Park
The color window runs about 23 days, holding until around October 21. That is about 8 days earlier than West Virginia as a whole. The elevation is 3,241 ft, which pulls the turn earlier.
You will find it at Davis, WV, in West Virginia.
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- When does Canaan Valley Resort State Park peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for October 10–October 14 (best estimate October 12). Color starts around September 28 and is mostly bare by November 3.
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