Monte Sano State Park (Huntsville)
A high-elevation spot offering beautiful foliage views from mountain overlooks and the Warpath Ridge Trail.
Forest Composition
Conditions & 5-Day Forecast
Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Monte Sano State Park (Huntsville)
Peak fall color is predicted around November 6. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 1 to November 11.
- Predicted peak
- November 6
- Best window
- November 1 – November 11
- 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 Huntsville and across Alabama.
That is 5 days later than usual (November 1): the six weeks to October 24 ran 5.5°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color. This will settle about ten days before peak, as the weather comes in.
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Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Monte Sano State Park (Huntsville)
1 to 2 hours
- Cullman County63 mi · 1 hr 22 minPeak: Nov 4Status: Moderate color
- Joe Wheeler State Park61 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color
- Oneonta & Blount County70 mi · 1 hr 46 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- Lookout Mountain Parkway75 mi · 1 hr 54 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- DeSoto State Park75 mi · 1 hr 56 minPeak: Oct 28