Guilford Lake Photo by Sean Logan
	REGION CONDITION 11/01/07
	LOCATION	COUNTY	STATUS
	CENTRAL
	Alum Creek	Delaware	Peak
	Mount Gilead	Morrow	Fading
	Blackhand Gorge	Licking	Peak
	Deer Creek	Pickaway	Fading
	NORTHEAST
	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Cuyahoga Summit	Fading
	Punderson	Geauga	Fading
	Mohican	Ashland	Fading
	Malabar Farm	Richland	Fading
	Eagle Creek	Portage	Fading
	Quail Hollow	Stark	Fading
	EAST
	Guilford Lake	Columbiana	Peak
	Salt Fork	Guernsey	Peak
	Blue Rock	Muskingum	Peak
	Beaver Creek	Columbiana	Fading
	Dillon	Muskingum	Peak
	SOUTHEAST
	Lake Hope	Vinton	Peak
	Hocking Hills	Hocking	Fading
	Jackson Lake	Jackson	Peak
	Burr Oak	Morgan	Peak
	Tar Hollow	Ross	Peak
	Lake Alma	Vinton Jackson	Peak
	Zaleski	Vinton	Peak
	SOUTHWEST
	Shawnee	Scioto	Peak
	Hueston Woods	Preble	Peak
	Paint Creek	Ross	Fading
	Caesar Creek	Warren	Peak
	Scioto Trail	Ross	Fading
	WEST
	Sycamore	Montgomery	Peak
	John Bryan Clifton Gorge	Greene	Peak
	Indian Lake	Logan	Fading
	Buck Creek	Clark	Fading
	NORTHWEST
	Van Buren	Hancock	Fading
	Maumee	Fulton	Fading
	Harrison Lake	Fulton	Fading
	COLOR CONDITION KEY:
	CHANGING - Still mostly green with less than 25 percent color showing. NEAR PEAK - Significant color showing - anywhere from 30 to 60 percent. PEAK - Peak colors - as much as 85 percent color showing. FADING - Mostly colored, but colors fading and leaves falling to forest floor. Note that reported conditions are subject to rapid change with wind or rain.

OHIO FALL COLOR UPDATE #5 – NOVEMBER 1

EDITORS NOTE: This is the fifth in a series of Fall Color updates, highlighting some of the best places and ways to enjoy autumn in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, OH – Fall Color remains peak throughout most of southern Ohio, with the golds and russets of hickories and oaks dominating the landscape in the southern third of the state, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

"You’ll need to head south if you want to see Fall Color this weekend,” said Casey Munchel, Fall Color specialist with the ODNR Division of Forestry. “With mild weather forecast for the weekend, this might be the very last opportunity this year to get out and enjoy the sights of the season.”

Sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60s are forecast for most of Ohio on Saturday and Sunday, making it a pleasant time to get outside for a hike, bike ride or leisurely drive through the countryside.

Shawnee State Park in Scioto County will offer a naturalist-led hike on the Lookout Trail at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 3. For additional information, call 740-858-6652.

Mt. Gilead State Park in Morrow County will hold its annual Snowflake Festival on Friday and Saturday, November 2-3.

Malabar Farm State Park in Richland County will host a Hearthside Cookery Workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 4.

Van Buren State Park in Hancock County will sponsor a seminar on feeding wild birds in winter at 2 p.m. on the same day.

Updates on the latest seasonal activities and the best Fall Color viewing locations across the state are available by calling 1-800-BUCKEYE. Users can also find Fall Color information on the Internet at ohiodnr.com or discoverohio.com.

Ohio's 74 state parks, 20 state forests and 131 state nature preserves provide excellent locations to sample Fall Color. Here are the most current reports from selected locations: