Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Robbers Cave 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 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 Latimer County and across Oklahoma.
That is 5 days later than usual (November 1): the six weeks to October 24 ran 6.6°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 Robbers Cave State Park
1 to 2 hours
- Highway 10 (Gore to Tenkiller Lake)67 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Talimena National Scenic Byway65 mi · 1 hr 35 minPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color
- White Rock Mountain78 mi · 1 hr 56 minArkansasPeak: Oct 31Status: Moderate color
- Queen Wilhelmina State Park (Rich Mountain)83 mi · 1 hr 58 minArkansasPeak: Nov 2Status: Moderate color
- McGee Creek State Park82 mi · 2 hrPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color