A Beautiful Visit to Butte Meadows – GO NOW!

Central Valley, Fall Color Report

Fallen Leaves
Fallen leaves at Butte Meadows (10/31/26) Robert Kermen

Color spotter Robert Kermen took a Halloween trip up Highway 32 and on up to Butte Meadows.

There was rain misting and temperatures were hovering around 47 degrees.

“Most colors were Bigleaf maple, Black Oak, a few Aspen, high elevation grasses and lots of Dogwood,” Kermen explained. Everything except the dogwoods were at peak, with most of the dogwoods past peak.

Butte Meadows (4,300′) – Peak to Past Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!

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Aspens at Butte Meadows (10/31/26) Robert Kermen
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Ferns, Umbrella Plant, native grasses, and Bigleaf Maple at Butte Creek above Butte Meadows (10/31/26) Robert Kermen
Grasses on Butte Creek
Various grasses on Butte Creek (10/31/26) Robert Kermen
Black Oak
Black Oak at Butte Meadows (10/31/26) Robert Kermen
Dogwood
Dogwood at Butte Meadows (10/31/26) Robert Kermen

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