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.

Fall foliage near Polk County, Arkansas

Explore locations and scenic byways near Polk County, Arkansas.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveWoodlands Trace489 mi · 9 hrA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway682 mi · 13 hr 4 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway719 mi · 13 hr 40 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.McGee Creek State Park124 mi · 3 hr 3 minOklahomaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSequoyah State Park147 mi · 3 hr 12 minOklahomaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNatural Falls State Park142 mi · 3 hr 13 minOklahomaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPetit Jean State Park116 mi · 3 hr 16 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Hills Byway138 mi · 3 hr 17 minOklahomaPeak: Late OctoberDaingerfield State Park (Piney Woods)150 mi · 3 hr 22 minTexasPeak: Mid NovemberStatus: Moderate colorOzark National Forest, Arkansas129 mi · 3 hr 24 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLake Bob Sandlin State Park157 mi · 3 hr 27 minTexasPeak: Mid NovemberStatus: Early colorKeystone Ancient Forest187 mi · 3 hr 47 minOklahomaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedWhitaker Point Trail150 mi · 3 hr 53 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEureka Springs190 mi · 3 hr 57 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBranson Area214 mi · 4 hr 47 minMissouriPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Polk County.

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Planning Your Trip to Polk County

From Polk County you can reach 13 fall color locations and 0 scenic byways in Arkansas, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Polk County, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Polk County

How we know when Polk County peaks

Each date above comes from years of fall color records at that specific spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw — not a regional average wearing a local name. Where a location has no usable observations of its own, we withhold the date and point you somewhere nearby that does.