Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Morrow Mountain State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around November 2. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 28 to November 7.
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 Albemarle and across North Carolina.
That is 3 days later than usual (October 30): the six weeks to October 13 ran 2.3°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.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Morrow Mountain State Park
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- Crowders Mountain State Park82 mi · 2 hr 5 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Early color
- Kings Mountain State Park88 mi · 2 hr 12 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Nov 4Status: Early color
- Hanging Rock State Park103 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Moderate color
- Pilot Mountain State Park107 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Nov 4Status: Moderate color
- South Mountains State Park117 mi · 2 hr 56 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Early color