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.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Peak fall color is predicted around November 2. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 28 to November 7.
Predicted peakNovember 2
Best windowOctober 28 – November 7
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 Gaston County and across North Carolina.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Lake Norman State Park54 mi · 1 hr 20 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Early color
- South Mountains State Park60 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Early color
- Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway81 mi · 1 hr 43 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Nov 3Status: Early color
- Morrow Mountain State Park70 mi · 1 hr 52 minPeak: Nov 2Status: Not started
- Uwharrie National Forest78 mi · 1 hr 58 minPeak: Oct 31Status: Early color
- Falls Park on the Reedy93 mi · 2 hrSouth CarolinaPeak: Nov 6Status: Moderate color