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 Katy Trail & Rocheport
Peak fall color is predicted around October 26. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 21 to October 31.
- Predicted peak
- October 26
- Best window
- October 21 – October 31
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
The prediction comes from 24 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 Rocheport and across Missouri.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 22): the six weeks to October 17 ran 7.2°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Katy Trail & Rocheport
2 to 3 hours
- Ha Ha Tonka State Park108 mi · 2 hr 9 minPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color
- Loose Park117 mi · 2 hr 16 minPeak: Nov 1Status: Moderate color
- Cuivre River State Park107 mi · 2 hr 19 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park122 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Missouri Highway 79116 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Oct 23
- Castlewood State Park126 mi · 2 hr 39 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Moderate color
- Forest Park133 mi · 2 hr 39 minPeak: Nov 10Status: Moderate color
- Missouri Botanical Garden134 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Nov 11Status: Moderate color