September 9, 2022

Woodbine in Spearfish Canyon

Color Change: 3% (Low)

This is the first Spearfish Canyon Leaf Report of 2022. The Canyon is only just beginning to show us her fall colors.

A drive through the Canyon this weekend will feel like a hide-and-seek game to spot any leaf changes. Here’s a couple hints of where to look: Victoria Lane and the bowl at Savoy. Low-lying Dogbane is covering the western slope after Victoria Lane, about a mile south of Devil’s Bathtub as you drive into the Canyon from Spearfish. The bowl at Savoy is the open valley area to the east of the byway. The trees in this area are lightening their greens as they prepare for more color change.

Rain over the last 24 hours has given the landscape a much-needed reprieve from a hot and dry August. We expect to see the peak of leaf color change in the last week of September.

Hear more from Kimberly Talcott about what to expect in the Canyon this fall in this video.