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.

Fall foliage near Branson, Missouri

Explore locations and scenic byways near Branson, Missouri.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveWoodlands Trace350 mi · 6 hr 55 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway644 mi · 12 hr 43 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway687 mi · 13 hr 28 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Cherokee Hills Byway142 mi · 3 hr 10 minOklahomaPeak: Late OctoberAlley Spring159 mi · 3 hr 12 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Rock Mountain169 mi · 3 hr 30 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Magazine State Park155 mi · 3 hr 34 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSequoyah State Park178 mi · 3 hr 50 minOklahomaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorScenic 7 Byway171 mi · 3 hr 55 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberPetit Jean State Park152 mi · 3 hr 57 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMark Twain National Forest183 mi · 4 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHighway 10 (Gore to Tenkiller Lake)202 mi · 4 hr 5 minOklahomaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCrowley’s Ridge State Park205 mi · 4 hr 18 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberLake Ouachita State Park185 mi · 4 hr 19 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedQueen Wilhelmina State Park (Rich Mountain)214 mi · 4 hr 48 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTaum Sauk Mountain State Park238 mi · 5 hrPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Branson.

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Planning Your Trip to Branson

From Branson you can reach 18 fall color locations and 0 scenic byways in Missouri, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Branson, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Branson

How we know when Branson peaks

Each date above comes from years of fall color records at that specific spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw — not a regional average wearing a local name. Where a location has no usable observations of its own, we withhold the date and point you somewhere nearby that does.