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.
Waterfall Jones Gap

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Jones Gap State Park

Rugged trails along the Middle Saluda River under a canopy of changing leaves.

Typical peak
Nov 5
Early November
Best Viewing Window
Oct 31 – Nov 10
Late October to Early November
Observed now
Early color
The newest satellite reading was 4 days old at the latest update.
16 sample points · about 5 clear looks per point.
What the trees look like now, not a forecast.

Forest Composition

Oak Hickory dominant
Oak / Hickory65%
79% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Pickens17 mi32 minGaffney27 mi47 minGreenville26 mi49 min

All 4 places in Greenville County

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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Jones Gap State Park

Peak fall color is predicted around November 5. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 31 to November 10.

Predicted peakNovember 5
Best windowOctober 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 Greenville County and across South Carolina.

That is 4 days later than usual (November 1): the six weeks to October 13 ran 3.3°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.

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