Shelburne Farms
Farm · Vermont
A 1,400-acre former Vanderbilt-Webb estate on Lake Champlain, now a nonprofit education farm with a working dairy, a cheese-making barn, gardens, and 10 miles of walking trails through pastures and hardwoods that turn gold and crimson each October.
Don’t miss
Color nearby peaks: October 7–October 11
Color builds from September 22 · mostly bare by October 30
Sampled at Shelburne Farms’s own coordinates and elevation (70 m) rather than a regional average.
Vermont is sampled at 6 weather points, then moved 1 day earlier so the model agrees with 2 published peak dates from almanac.com. This year's weather has the peak running 4 days earlier than a normal year. How the forecast works
When to go to Shelburne Farms
The color window runs about 26 days, holding until around October 18. That runs roughly 3 days later than the rest of Vermont.
Shelburne Farms on the map
Drag the date slider to see when color reaches this corner of Vermont, or tap a pin for that stop’s own peak window.
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Frequently asked
- When does Shelburne Farms peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for October 7–October 11 (best estimate October 9). Color starts around September 22 and is mostly bare by October 30.
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