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 White Rock Mountain
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 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 Sebastian County and across Arkansas.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 27): the six weeks to October 22 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 White Rock Mountain
1 to 2 hours
- Devil’s Den State Park (Yellow Rock Trail)63 mi · 1 hr 20 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Early color
- Queen Wilhelmina State Park (Rich Mountain)69 mi · 1 hr 24 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- Mount Magazine State Park60 mi · 1 hr 29 minPeak: Nov 7Status: Early color
- Talimena National Scenic Byway55 mi · 1 hr 31 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color
- Pig Trail Scenic Byway75 mi · 1 hr 35 minPeak: Oct 25
- Highway 10 (Gore to Tenkiller Lake)72 mi · 1 hr 40 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Robbers Cave State Park78 mi · 1 hr 56 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 5Status: Moderate color