The city’s fall foliage will be out in full force soon — and the Central Park Conservancy wants to make sure New Yorkers don’t miss it.
The not-for-profit that maintains Central Park has created an interactive “Fall Foliage Map” of the 843-acre greenspace.
The map will steer New Yorkers to the most picturesque “pre-peak,” “peak” and “post-peak” places to view autumn leaves and fall flowers in the park, the Conservancy said.
“As a living work of art, Central Park is constantly changing — especially in the autumn,” the Conservancy wrote. “Due to variations in temperature and light, the leaves in different parts of the Park (sometimes referred to as ‘microclimates’) undergo their seasonal change at different times.”
As of Friday, the city was in its “pre-peak” season, and the Conservancy had numbered the North Woods between 101st and 110th streets, the Conservatory Garden at East 104th Street and the Pool at West 103rd Street among the park’s most scenic sites.
The city’s average fall “peak” is in late October. The Conservancy’s list of locales will change as the season progresses, it noted.
“Our expert arborists are out in the Park every day caring for the trees and letting us know where to find the best and brightest foliage, so revisit this interactive map for continuous updates throughout the fall!” the organization said.