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.

Raven Run Nature Sanctuary

Near Lexington, with birdwatching and meadow wildflowers alongside the changing leaves.

Typical peak
Oct 26
Late October
Best Viewing Window
Oct 21 – Oct 31
Late October
Observed now
Peak color
The newest satellite reading was 2 days old at the latest update.
20 sample points · about 12 clear looks per point.
What the trees look like now, not a forecast.

Forest Composition

Oak Hickory dominant
Oak / Hickory100%
100% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Slade64 mi1 hr 27 minBardstown73 mi1 hr 39 minLouisville85 mi1 hr 53 min
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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary

Peak fall color is predicted around October 26. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 21 to October 31.

Predicted peak
October 26
Best window
October 21 – October 31
Confidence range
±5 days
Color season
October 17 – November 8

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 Lexington and across Kentucky.

That is 5 days later than usual (October 21): the six weeks to October 16 ran 5.3°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.

Fall color at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary begins as early as October 17 in some spots and continues through November 8 in others — a 22-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.

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