Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Red River National Wildlife Refuge
Peak fall color is predicted around November 17. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 12 to November 22.
- Predicted peak
- November 17
- Best window
- November 12 – November 22
- 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 Bossier City and across Louisiana.
That is 5 days later than usual (November 12): the six weeks to October 24 ran 5.2°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color. This will settle about ten days before peak, as the weather comes in.
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Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Red River National Wildlife Refuge
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- Daingerfield State Park (Piney Woods)89 mi · 2 hr 2 minTexasPeak: Nov 13Status: Moderate color
- Kisatchie Backbone Trail93 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Nov 2
- Longleaf Trail Byway98 mi · 2 hr 5 minPeak: Nov 9
- Jimmie Davis State Park100 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Nov 15Status: Early color
- Lake Bob Sandlin State Park121 mi · 2 hr 29 minTexasPeak: Nov 13Status: Early color
- Chemin-A-Haut State Park138 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Nov 16Status: Moderate color