This is the last Spearfish Canyon Leaf Report for 2026. Fall foliage in Spearfish Canyon is past peak colors. Leaf drop is moderate to high overall. Yet, the autumn hues that remain are still showing strong at 85% of full peak color.

The fall leaves in Spearfish Canyon continue to show off their peak colors this first weekend of October. A stretch of warm, sunny, and calm weather forecasted in the Northern Black Hills indicates leaf drop will remain low to moderate throughout the weekend. As you drive along Scenic Byway 14A, watch the eastern Canyon walls from Split Rock to Bridal Veil Falls where layers of golden birch and elm trees curve around the rocky outcrops. Even Botany Bay, which revealed its peak colors two weeks ago, continues to hang on to its copper leaves on the eastern side of the Canyon byway.

Spearfish Canyon has reached peak fall colors with brilliant displays of golden, auburn, and burgundy leaves throughout Scenic Byway 14A. The eastern Canyon slopes from Rim Rock Lodge to Bridal Veil Falls are bursting with rich, neon yellows from the ash trees. As you approach the Bridal Veil Falls parking area from Spearfish, look up to the southeast ridge. You will see golden deciduous trees reaching toward a sky that does not seem all that far away from the high Canyon cliffs.