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 Fort Mountain State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around November 1. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 27 to November 6.
- Predicted peak
- November 1
- Best window
- October 27 – November 6
- 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 Murray County and across Georgia.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Fort Mountain State Park
1 to 2 hours
- Amicalola Falls State Park40 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Tennessee Riverpark53 mi · 1 hr 14 minTennesseePeak: Nov 8Status: Moderate color
- Tennessee River Gorge54 mi · 1 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Nov 8Status: Early color
- Stringer's Ridge Park56 mi · 1 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Nov 8Status: Early color
- Georgia Highway 19760 mi · 1 hr 28 minPeak: Nov 2Status: High color
- Gibbs Gardens56 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Oct 31Status: High color
- Vogel State Park67 mi · 1 hr 39 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Moderate color
- Blood Mountain70 mi · 1 hr 40 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color