Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Beavers Bend 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 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 McCurtain County and across Oklahoma.
That is 5 days later than usual (November 1): the six weeks to October 24 ran 5.6°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 Beavers Bend State Park
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- McGee Creek State Park103 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color
- Daingerfield State Park (Piney Woods)94 mi · 2 hr 23 minTexasPeak: Nov 13Status: Moderate color
- Lake Bob Sandlin State Park102 mi · 2 hr 30 minTexasPeak: Nov 13Status: Early color
- White Rock Mountain130 mi · 2 hr 44 minArkansasPeak: Oct 31Status: Moderate color
- Robbers Cave State Park117 mi · 2 hr 50 minPeak: Nov 5Status: Moderate color
- Lake Ouachita State Park132 mi · 2 hr 53 minArkansasPeak: Nov 8Status: Not started
- Scenic 7 Byway142 mi · 2 hr 57 minArkansasPeak: Nov 1