Trace State Park
Fall scenery and hiking trails.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Trace State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around November 5. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 31 to November 10.
- Predicted peak
- November 5
- Best window
- October 31 – November 10
- 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 Pontotoc County and across Mississippi.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 31): the six weeks to October 24 ran 4.9°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color. This will settle about ten days before peak, as the weather comes in.
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Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Trace State Park
2 to 3 hours
- Jeff Busby Park76 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Oct 31Status: Moderate color
- Natchez Trace Parkway81 mi · 2 hr 11 minAlabamaPeak: Nov 1Status: Moderate color
- Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve86 mi · 2 hr 17 minAlabamaPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Bankhead National Forest108 mi · 2 hr 35 minAlabamaPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Joe Wheeler State Park123 mi · 2 hr 44 minAlabamaPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color
- Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi109 mi · 2 hr 50 minPeak: Nov 2