Much of the Northwoods is done for the year. On Travel Wisconsin’s fall color map, Hayward, Cable and Land O’ Lakes now carry the last label of the season: “Until Next Year.”

The good news is that the best color has come south to meet the rest of us. “Fall color reports are updated by our network of 50+ local spotters across the state,” the site says, and those spotters now have Baraboo, Black River Falls and a stretch of the Lake Michigan shore from Door County to Manitowoc at peak. Most of the numbers below were posted Tuesday or Wednesday.

On Oct. 7, Dairyland Sentinel sent readers up the Highway 29 corridor. Back then, Madison, Delafield and the bluffs around Devil’s Lake were sitting at 30% to 35% color. Door County was at 30%. Two weeks made a big difference.

Here is where things stand going into the weekend.

Where It’s Peaking

The Baraboo area, home to Devil’s Lake State Park, reported 100% color Wednesday morning. Black River Falls and Juneau County did too. Richland County is close behind at 95%, and Tomah is at 90%.

If you can only make one drive this weekend, that is the part of the state I would aim for.

Door County and the Lakeshore

Door County was at 100% in its latest report, but that one was posted Oct. 16. Check it again before you book a room. Kewaunee County reported peak Wednesday afternoon, and Manitowoc posted 100% on Thursday morning. Calumet County is at peak as well.

Not every stop on the shore is there yet. Algoma and Green Bay are both at 75%. Inland a bit, Elkhart Lake is at 80%.

Southeast Wisconsin

Here in Waukesha County, Delafield’s spotter had us at 70% on Tuesday. Retzer Nature Center reported the same number that day. Head west into Jefferson County and the numbers climb. Johnson Creek is at 85% and Fort Atkinson is at 95%.

Highway 67 is still a good back road for it. It runs south from Oconomowoc through Dousman to Eagle, where it picks up the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive for a few miles.

Up toward Lake Winnebago, Fond du Lac is at 90% and Oshkosh is at 85%. Portage, in Columbia County, is at 85%.

Madison is at 75%, and Travel Wisconsin’s forecast has it peaking the first week of November.

The Southwest and the Driftless

Dodgeville, on U.S. 151 in Iowa County, is at 75%. Green County is at 80%, and Lafayette County is at 70%.

Along the Mississippi, Cassville was at 50% in its last report on Oct. 16, with peak forecast for this week. Highway 133 carries the Great River Road along the river from Cassville to Potosi, and it’s worth the trip on its own.

Milwaukee and Points South

Oak Creek is at 50%. Like Madison, its forecast peak is the first week of November. Janesville is at 75%, and Lake Geneva is at 70%.

Up North and Along Highway 29

The Highway 29 corridor we pointed you to two weeks ago is fading now. Wausau and Shawano, both right on Highway 29, are listed as “Fading Peak.” So are Rhinelander and Eagle River.

These numbers move every day, and a few spotters haven’t posted in close to a week. A windy night can take down a lot of leaves. Look at the live map before you load up the car.