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.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Whitaker Point Trail
Peak fall color is predicted around October 29. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 24 to November 3.
- Predicted peak
- October 29
- Best window
- October 24 – November 3
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
The prediction comes from 24 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 Newton County and across Arkansas.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 25): the six weeks to October 20 ran 6.6°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Whitaker Point Trail
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- Devil’s Den State Park (Yellow Rock Trail)89 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Early color
- Natural Falls State Park94 mi · 2 hr 32 minOklahomaPeak: Oct 31Status: Early color
- Mount Magazine State Park91 mi · 2 hr 39 minPeak: Nov 7Status: Early color
- White Rock Mountain105 mi · 2 hr 45 minPeak: Oct 31Status: Moderate color
- Cherokee Hills Byway113 mi · 3 hrOklahomaPeak: Oct 27