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 Longleaf Trail Byway
Peak fall color is predicted around November 9. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 4 to November 14.
- Predicted peak
- November 9
- Best window
- November 4 – November 14
- 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 Natchitoches Parish and across Louisiana.
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Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Longleaf Trail Byway
Under 30 minutes
2 to 3 hours
- Red River National Wildlife Refuge97 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Nov 17Status: Early color
- Chicot State Park96 mi · 2 hr 10 minPeak: Nov 10
- Jimmie Davis State Park92 mi · 2 hr 36 minPeak: Nov 15Status: Early color
- Kisatchie National Forest111 mi · 2 hr 50 minPeak: Nov 14Status: Not started
- Lake Claiborne State Park105 mi · 2 hr 53 minPeak: Nov 12Status: Early color