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.

Verde Valley (Dead Horse Ranch State Park)

An excellent lower-elevation area for seeing bright yellow cottonwoods and other deciduous trees along the riverbanks.

Typical peak
Nov 6
Early November
Best Viewing Window
Nov 1 – Nov 11
Early November to Mid November
Observed now
No current color reading
We show a stage only when recent clear-sky readings pass our quality checks.

Forest Composition

Other Hardwood dominant
0% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Flagstaff71 mi1 hr 40 min
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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Verde Valley (Dead Horse Ranch State Park)

Peak fall color is predicted around November 6. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 1 to November 11.

Predicted peak
November 6
Best window
November 1 – November 11
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 Cottonwood and across Arizona.

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