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 My Old Kentucky Home State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 31. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 26 to November 5.
- Predicted peak
- October 31
- Best window
- October 26 – November 5
- 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 Bardstown and across Kentucky.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 27): the six weeks to October 22 ran 4.8°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near My Old Kentucky Home State Park
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Iroquois Park44 mi · 1 hr 2 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- Green River Lake State Park52 mi · 1 hr 7 minPeak: Oct 26
- Old Frankfort Pike58 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Peak color
- Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area46 mi · 1 hr 11 minPeak: Oct 27Status: High color
- Cherokee Park60 mi · 1 hr 15 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Peak color