Fall is in the air and Central Park is about to show off its most cinematic side.

The Central Park Conservancy has flipped the switch on its annual Fall Foliage Tracker , the interactive map that keeps tabs on the color-changing schedules of more than 18,000 trees across the park’s 843 acres. Think of it as a cheat sheet for leaf peeping—no need to wander aimlessly when you can head straight for the sugar maples or tupelos that are about to set Instagram ablaze.

At the moment, the map shows most zones are still in “pre-peak,” but don’t let that stop you from scouting. Early September is the calm before the crimson storm. Soon enough, the North Woods, the Ramble and the Mall will explode into reds, oranges and yellows fit for a Nora Ephron movie.

The map updates daily, with Cons

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