Peaking or Past Peak: A Fall Foliage Status for All of Minnesota's State Parks

Minnesota is a beautiful place to be when the fall colors start coming and the leaves begin to turn magnificent shades of red and yellow. But where is the best place to make a fall foliage tour this weekend?

Much of the northern part of the state is already past-peak, but there's still time to see leaves in their fullest autumn beauty in the state parks of central and southern Minnesota.

This year's season for fall foliage tours has lasted considerably longer in the state compared to years past. Just look at the maps below to see where leaves were at on the same date, Oct. 13, in 2015 and 2014 compared to this year:

There are still many state parks where the leaves are near or currently peaking, but there's also quite a few where the majority of leaves are past-peak, and those are the ones you'll want to skip.

Via the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, here's the fall foliage status for all of Minnesota's state parks:

State Parks with Leaves 75-100 Percent Peaking

Jay Cooke State Park

Upper Sioux Agency State Park

Interstate State Park

Grand Portage State Park

Maplewood State Park

Monson Lake State Park

Sibley State Park

St. Croix State Park

Lake Maria State Park

Buffalo River State Park

Gooseberry Falls State Park

Lake Bemidji State Park

Glendalough State Park

Wild River State Park

Lake Shetek State Park

Lake Carlos State Park

Cascade River State Park

Big Stone Lake State Park

Big Bog State Recreation Area

Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Crow Wing State Park

Fort Ridgely State Park

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

Blue Mounds State Park

Red River State Recreation Area

William O'Brien State Park

Glacial Lakes State Park

Myre-Big Island State Park

State Parks with Leaves 50-75 Percent Peaking

Beaver Creek Valley State Park

Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park

Split Rock Creek State Park

Camden State Park

Sakatah Lake State Park

Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area

Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area

Afton State Park

Lac Qui Parle State Park

Whitewater State Park

John A. Latsch State Park

Carley State Park

Fort Snelling State Park

Frontenac State Park

Rice Lake State Park

Great River Bluffs State Park

Minneopa State Park

Flandrau State Park

Kilen Woods State Park

Banning State Park

Hayes Lake State Park

Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle State Recreation Area

Savanna Portage State Park

State Parks with Leaves Past Peak

Father Hennepin State Park

McCarthy Beach State Park

Scenic State Park

Schoolcraft State Park

Hill Annex Mine State Park

Old Mill State Park

Lake Bronson State Park

Tettegouche State Park

Temperance River State Park

Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park

La Salle Lake State Recreation Area

Judge C.R. Magney State Park

Itasca State Park

George Crosby Manitou State Park

Zippel Bay State Park

Franz Jevne State Park

Bear Head Lake State Park

Charles A. Lindbergh State Park

Moose Lake State Park

Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area

Images via Minnesota Department of Natural Resources