Fall color beginning to peak

COLUMBUS — Fall color is near peak throughout most of the state, with some parks reporting peak conditions, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

“There is spotty color where you see the really vibrant colors, but there is a lot of color out there,” Casey Munchel, fall color specialist for the ODNR Division of Forestry, said in a press release.

“There are lots of reds this year. Maples are still hanging in there with anywhere from yellow up to dark red showing,” Munchel.

With rain in the forecast this week, fall color may change significantly. If there is a gentle rain, fall color should continue on track, “but if we experience hard rain, the leaves will fall to the forest floor and shorten the fall color season,” Munchel explained.

Ohio’s state parks, forests and nature preserves offer some of the best fall color viewing in the state, along with seasonal activities for the whole family.

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