Fall Creek Falls State Park
Waterfalls set against autumn leaves.
Forest Composition
Conditions & 5-Day Forecast
Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Fall Creek Falls State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 28. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 23 to November 2.
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 Spencer and across Tennessee.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 23): the six weeks to October 13 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 Fall Creek Falls State Park
1 to 2 hours
2 to 3 hours
- Cloudland Canyon State Park92 mi · 2 hr 9 minGeorgiaPeak: Nov 4Status: Moderate color
- Cherohala Skyway87 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Long Hunter State Park107 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Oct 18Status: Peak color
- Frozen Head State Park93 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Oct 27Status: Moderate color
- Nashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)103 mi · 2 hr 22 minPeak: Oct 31Status: Moderate color
- Radnor Lake State Park106 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Nov 3Status: High color