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.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Esri, Garmin, USGS, NPS, HERE · Terrain data: USGS, NOAA; contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada; source: INEGI, Continental relief, 2016Powered by Esri
Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Dawkins Line Rail Trail
Peak fall color is predicted around October 19. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 14 to October 24.
- Predicted peak
- October 19
- Best window
- October 14 – October 24
- 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 Magoffin County and across Kentucky.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Dawkins Line Rail Trail
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- Old Frankfort Pike105 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Peak color
- Cherokee Park106 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Peak color
- Raven Run Nature Sanctuary109 mi · 2 hr 19 minPeak: Oct 26Status: Peak color
- Shawnee State Forest124 mi · 2 hr 37 minOhioPeak: Oct 28Status: High color
- Cumberland Falls State Park132 mi · 2 hr 52 minPeak: Oct 25Status: High color