Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Village Creek State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around November 14. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 9 to November 19.
- Predicted peak
- November 14
- Best window
- November 9 – November 19
- 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 Cross County and across Arkansas.
That is 5 days later than usual (November 9): the six weeks to October 24 ran 6.3°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.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Village Creek State Park
Over 3 hours
- Scenic 7 Byway169 mi · 3 hr 12 minPeak: Nov 1
- Trace State Park154 mi · 3 hr 17 minMississippiPeak: Nov 5Status: Moderate color
- Lake Ouachita State Park174 mi · 3 hr 26 minPeak: Nov 8Status: Not started
- Petit Jean State Park168 mi · 3 hr 31 minPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color
- Reelfoot Lake State Park158 mi · 3 hr 34 minTennesseePeak: Oct 31
- Tishomingo State Park183 mi · 3 hr 58 minMississippiPeak: Nov 1Status: Moderate color
- Jeff Busby Park210 mi · 4 hr 9 minMississippiPeak: Oct 31Status: Moderate color
- Cypress Swamp205 mi · 4 hr 13 minMississippiPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color