Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
Peak fall color is predicted around November 3. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 29 to November 8.
- Predicted peak
- November 3
- Best window
- October 29 – November 8
- 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 Clermont and across Kentucky.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 30): the six weeks to October 24 ran 3.6°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 Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
30 to 60 minutes
- Jefferson Memorial Forest19 mi · 31 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Iroquois Park24 mi · 36 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park34 mi · 49 minPeak: Nov 1Status: Peak color
- Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area36 mi · 53 minPeak: Oct 27Status: High color
- Taylorsville Lake State Park37 mi · 1 hrPeak: Oct 22Status: Peak color