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 Taylorsville Lake State 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 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 Spencer County and across Kentucky.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 17): the six weeks to October 12 ran 4.4°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Taylorsville Lake State Park
30 to 60 minutes
- E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park32 mi · 46 minPeak: Nov 1Status: Peak color
- My Old Kentucky Home State Park37 mi · 46 minPeak: Oct 31Status: High color
- Jefferson Memorial Forest43 mi · 57 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest37 mi · 1 hrPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
1 to 2 hours
- Iroquois Park46 mi · 1 hr 1 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- Old Frankfort Pike56 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Peak color
- Cherokee Park59 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Peak color
- Green River Lake State Park67 mi · 1 hr 22 minPeak: Oct 26
- Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area65 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak: Oct 27Status: High color