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 Highway 10 (Gore to Tenkiller Lake)
Peak fall color is predicted around November 3. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 29 to November 8.
- Predicted peak
- November 3
- Best window
- October 29 – November 8
- 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 Muskogee County and across Oklahoma.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 29): the six weeks to October 24 ran 6.4°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Highway 10 (Gore to Tenkiller Lake)
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Cherokee Hills Byway43 mi · 1 hr 12 minPeak: Oct 27
- Robbers Cave State Park67 mi · 1 hr 30 minPeak: Nov 5Status: Moderate color
- White Rock Mountain72 mi · 1 hr 39 minArkansasPeak: Oct 31Status: Moderate color
- Keystone Ancient Forest83 mi · 1 hr 41 minPeak: Nov 7Status: Not started
- Natural Falls State Park64 mi · 1 hr 49 minPeak: Oct 31Status: Early color
- Devil’s Den State Park (Yellow Rock Trail)97 mi · 1 hr 56 minArkansasPeak: Nov 3Status: Early color