National Forest 2013 Fall Color Hotline is now active

2013 FOREST SERVICE FALL COLOR HOTLINE IS NOW OPEN

Barbershop Trail, (1st week in October) Mogollon Rim

And, we're off!  Fall color hiking season is now underway and the hotline is up and running.  The first report for region 3 (southwest )  states that there is no color yet in Arizona.  Coconino National Forest reports that peak color is expected  to happen during the first 2 weeks of October.  Keep in mind, that "peak" is just that---the hump.  So, look for foliage in the higher elevations beginning in the last week of September.

Wilson Meadow (1st week in October), Flagstaff 

Coconino National Forest weekly updates:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coconino/learning/nature-science/?cid=stelprdb5351327

USDA R3 weekly updates:

1-800-354-4595

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r3/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5323844