Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Flat Fork Creek Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 15. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 10 to October 20.
- Predicted peak
- October 15
- Best window
- October 10 – October 20
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
- Color season
- September 26 – October 31
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 Fishers and across Indiana.
That is 4 days later than usual (October 11): the six weeks to October 5 ran 3.0°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Fall color at Flat Fork Creek Park begins as early as September 26 in some spots and continues through October 31 in others — a 35-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Flat Fork Creek Park
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- Versailles State Park87 mi · 2 hr 5 minPeak: Oct 21
- Turkey Run State Park85 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Oct 27Status: Peak color
- Tom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve (Fort Wayne)113 mi · 2 hr 19 minPeak: Oct 24Status: Peak color
- Mt. Airy Forest115 mi · 2 hr 23 minOhioPeak: Oct 30Status: High color
- Shawnee Lookout112 mi · 2 hr 23 minOhioPeak: Oct 29Status: Peak color