Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Weston Bend State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 22. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 17 to October 27.
- Predicted peak
- October 22
- Best window
- October 17 – October 27
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
- Color season
- October 4 – October 31
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 Platte County and across Missouri.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 18): the six weeks to October 13 ran 7.3°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Fall color at Weston Bend State Park begins as early as October 4 in some spots and continues through October 31 in others — a 27-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.
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