Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Cloudland Canyon State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around November 4. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 30 to November 9.
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 Dade County and across Georgia.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 30): the six weeks to October 13 ran 5.6°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 Cloudland Canyon State Park
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- Fall Creek Falls State Park91 mi · 2 hr 8 minTennesseePeak: Oct 28Status: Moderate color
- Georgia Highway 19794 mi · 2 hr 16 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Cherohala Skyway102 mi · 2 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway109 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Amicalola Falls State Park114 mi · 2 hr 35 minPeak: Nov 4Status: Early color