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.
Great River Road - Entry Arch at the Arkansas-Missouri Border

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Great River Road

Famous for its river valley vistas and forested bluffs stretching along the Mississippi River.

Typical peak
Oct 28
Late October
Best Viewing Window
Oct 23 – Nov 2
Late October to Early November
Observed now
High color
The newest satellite reading was 2 days old at the latest update.
17 sample points · about 9 clear looks per point.
What the trees look like now, not a forecast.

Forest Composition

Oak Hickory dominant
Oak / Hickory70%
100% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Saint Louis15 mi31 minMaryland Heights22 mi35 minIronton99 mi2 hr 21 min

All 2 places in Saint Louis County

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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Great River Road

Peak fall color is predicted around October 28. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 23 to November 2.

Predicted peak
October 28
Best window
October 23 – November 2
Confidence range
±5 days
Color season
October 12 – November 7

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 Saint Louis County and across Missouri.

That is 5 days later than usual (October 23): the six weeks to October 18 ran 5.7°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.

Fall color at Great River Road begins as early as October 12 in some spots and continues through November 7 in others — a 25-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.

Nearby locales

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