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 Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area
Peak fall color is predicted around October 27. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 22 to November 1.
- Predicted peak
- October 27
- Best window
- October 22 – November 1
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
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 Meade County and across Kentucky.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 23): the six weeks to October 17 ran 5.2°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- O’Bannon Woods State Park39 mi · 1 hr 3 minIndianaPeak: Oct 26
- My Old Kentucky Home State Park46 mi · 1 hr 11 minPeak: Oct 31Status: High color
- E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park50 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak: Nov 1Status: Peak color
- Hoosier National Forest60 mi · 1 hr 22 minIndianaPeak: Oct 30Status: High color
- Taylorsville Lake State Park65 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak: Oct 22Status: Peak color
- Green River Lake State Park72 mi · 1 hr 38 minPeak: Oct 26