The predicted color stage on the selected date, modelled from years of fall color records. A forecast, not a live observation.When each area's color is predicted to peak this season. The date doesn't change this view.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Little River Canyon Rim Parkway
Peak fall color is predicted around October 24. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 19 to October 29.
- Predicted peak
- October 24
- Best window
- October 19 – October 29
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
The prediction comes from 14 years of fall color records at this spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw. Where state foliage spotters report peak (New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Missouri), it has landed inside our ±5-day window about two years in three. An unusual summer or autumn can still move it further. Explore fall color around Fort Payne and across Alabama.
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Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Little River Canyon Rim Parkway
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Cloudland Canyon State Park51 mi · 1 hr 21 minGeorgiaPeak: Nov 4Status: Moderate color
- Tennessee Riverpark62 mi · 1 hr 28 minTennesseePeak: Nov 8Status: Moderate color
- Tennessee River Gorge66 mi · 1 hr 33 minTennesseePeak: Nov 8Status: Early color
- Stringer's Ridge Park66 mi · 1 hr 34 minTennesseePeak: Nov 8Status: Early color
- Oneonta & Blount County75 mi · 1 hr 48 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color