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Jeff Busby Park
Provides a great elevated overlook for leaf peeping.
Forest Composition
Conditions & 5-Day Forecast
Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Jeff Busby Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 31. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 26 to November 5.
- Predicted peak
- October 31
- Best window
- October 26 – November 5
- Confidence range
- ±5 days
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 Choctaw County and across Mississippi.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 26): the six weeks to October 21 ran 5.0°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
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Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Jeff Busby Park
30 to 60 minutes
Over 3 hours
- Tishomingo State Park116 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Nov 1Status: Moderate color
- Vicksburg National Military Park126 mi · 3 hr 8 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- Natchez Trace Parkway140 mi · 3 hr 33 minAlabamaPeak: Nov 1Status: Moderate color
- Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve144 mi · 3 hr 39 minAlabamaPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Bankhead National Forest157 mi · 3 hr 42 minAlabamaPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Oak Mountain State Park (Pelham)180 mi · 3 hr 50 minAlabamaPeak: Nov 9Status: Early color