Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Missouri Highway 79
Peak fall color is predicted around October 23. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 18 to October 28.
- Predicted peak
- October 23
- Best window
- October 18 – October 28
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
- Color season
- October 11 – November 1
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 Pike County and across Missouri.
Fall color at Missouri Highway 79 begins as early as October 11 in some spots and continues through November 1 in others — a 21-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Missouri Highway 79
1 to 2 hours
- Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park61 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Forest Park76 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak: Nov 10Status: Moderate color
- Great River Road75 mi · 1 hr 44 minPeak: Oct 28Status: High color
- Missouri Botanical Garden78 mi · 1 hr 45 minPeak: Nov 11Status: Moderate color
- Castlewood State Park72 mi · 1 hr 47 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Moderate color
- Tower Grove Park79 mi · 1 hr 49 minPeak: Nov 11Status: High color