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 Cliff Cave County Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 31. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 26 to November 5.
- Predicted peak
- October 31
- Best window
- October 26 – November 5
- 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 Columbia and across Missouri.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 27): the six weeks to October 22 ran 5.3°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Cliff Cave County Park
2 to 3 hours
- Cuivre River State Park97 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park112 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Missouri Highway 79106 mi · 2 hr 16 minPeak: Oct 23
- Loose Park126 mi · 2 hr 23 minPeak: Nov 1Status: Moderate color
- Castlewood State Park116 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Moderate color
- Forest Park123 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Nov 10Status: Moderate color
- Missouri Botanical Garden125 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Nov 11Status: Moderate color