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 Shannon County, Missouri

Explore locations and scenic byways near Shannon County, Missouri.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveWoodlands Trace217 mi · 4 hr 21 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway511 mi · 10 hr 8 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway554 mi · 10 hr 53 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Ha Ha Tonka State Park122 mi · 3 hr 3 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCrowley’s Ridge State Park143 mi · 3 hr 7 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberBranson Area159 mi · 3 hr 13 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCastlewood State Park159 mi · 3 hr 35 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMissouri Botanical Garden168 mi · 3 hr 40 minPeak: Mid NovemberStatus: Moderate colorForest Park168 mi · 3 hr 42 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTower Grove Park169 mi · 3 hr 44 minPeak: Mid NovemberStatus: High colorCreve Coeur Lake Memorial Park171 mi · 3 hr 46 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCliff Cave County Park173 mi · 3 hr 49 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKaty Trail & Rocheport182 mi · 4 hr 1 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat River Road188 mi · 4 hr 9 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCuivre River State Park177 mi · 4 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEureka Springs209 mi · 4 hr 17 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorReelfoot Lake State Park184 mi · 4 hr 33 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberVillage Creek State Park208 mi · 4 hr 36 minArkansasPeak: Mid NovemberStatus: Moderate colorWhitaker Point Trail198 mi · 4 hr 47 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPere Marquette State Park197 mi · 4 hr 48 minIllinoisPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Shannon County.

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Planning Your Trip to Shannon County

From Shannon County 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 Shannon County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Shannon County

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Mark Twain National Forest

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Taum Sauk Mountain State Park

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Castlewood State Park

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

Great River Road

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Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas - circa 1886

Eureka Springs

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How we know when Shannon County 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.