Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Crowley’s Ridge State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 31. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 26 to November 5.
- Predicted peak
- October 31
- Best window
- October 26 – November 5
- 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 Greene County and across Arkansas.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Crowley’s Ridge State Park
Over 3 hours
- Alley Spring144 mi · 3 hr 8 minMissouriPeak: Oct 25Status: Moderate color
- Elephant Rocks State Park151 mi · 3 hr 19 minMissouriPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color
- Taum Sauk Mountain State Park142 mi · 3 hr 26 minMissouriPeak: Oct 26Status: Moderate color
- Mark Twain National Forest161 mi · 3 hr 45 minMissouriPeak: Oct 26Status: Moderate color
- Petit Jean State Park187 mi · 3 hr 55 minPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color
- Branson Area205 mi · 4 hr 17 minMissouriPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color