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 Natural Bridge State Resort Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 22. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 17 to October 27.
- Predicted peak
- October 22
- Best window
- October 17 – October 27
- 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 Slade and across Kentucky.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Natural Bridge State Resort Park
Under 30 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Dawkins Line Rail Trail52 mi · 1 hr 3 minPeak: Oct 19
- Old Frankfort Pike60 mi · 1 hr 12 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Peak color
- Cherokee Park61 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Peak color
- Raven Run Nature Sanctuary64 mi · 1 hr 28 minPeak: Oct 26Status: Peak color
- Carter Caves State Resort Park90 mi · 2 hrPeak: Oct 19