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Oak Mountain State Park (Pelham)
A central Alabama park with fall color around Peavine Falls and the Peavine Overlook.
Forest Composition
Conditions & 5-Day Forecast
Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Oak Mountain State Park (Pelham)
Peak fall color is predicted around November 9. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 4 to November 14.
- Predicted peak
- November 9
- Best window
- November 4 – November 14
- 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 Pelham and across Alabama.
That is 4 days later than usual (November 6): the six weeks to October 24 ran 3.0°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 Oak Mountain State Park (Pelham)
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2 to 3 hours
- Cheaha State Park84 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color
- Bankhead National Forest95 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Lookout Mountain Parkway116 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- DeSoto State Park116 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Oct 28
- Little River Canyon Rim Parkway114 mi · 2 hr 35 minPeak: Oct 24
- Monte Sano State Park (Huntsville)126 mi · 2 hr 44 minPeak: Nov 6Status: Early color
- Joe Wheeler State Park127 mi · 2 hr 49 minPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color