Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at McGee Creek State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around November 7. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 2 to November 12.
- Predicted peak
- November 7
- Best window
- November 2 – November 12
- 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 Atoka County and across Oklahoma.
That is 5 days later than usual (November 3): the six weeks to October 24 ran 5.4°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 McGee Creek State Park
2 to 3 hours
- Beavers Bend State Park103 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Nov 5Status: Moderate color
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area97 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Nov 8Status: Not started
- Lake Murray State Park94 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Nov 11Status: Not started
- Turner Falls Park103 mi · 2 hr 17 minPeak: Nov 8Status: Early color
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve125 mi · 2 hr 27 minTexasPeak: Nov 12Status: Early color
- Talimena National Scenic Byway106 mi · 2 hr 31 minPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color
- Lake Bob Sandlin State Park124 mi · 2 hr 36 minTexasPeak: Nov 13Status: Early color
- Flag Pole Hill133 mi · 2 hr 37 minTexasPeak: Nov 14Status: Early color