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.

Long Hunter State Park

Situated along J. Percy Priest Lake, featuring shoreline trails and bluffs displaying striking autumn leaf colors.

Typical peak
Oct 18
Mid October
Best Viewing Window
Oct 13 – Oct 23
Mid October to Late October
Observed now
Peak color
The newest satellite reading was 4 days old at the latest update.
20 sample points · about 6 clear looks per point.
What the trees look like now, not a forecast.

Forest Composition

Oak Hickory dominant
Maple / Beech / Birch2%
Oak / Hickory78%
94% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Spencer106 mi2 hr 15 minChattanooga123 mi2 hr 23 min
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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Long Hunter State Park

Peak fall color is predicted around October 18. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 13 to October 23.

Predicted peakOctober 18
Best windowOctober 13 – October 23
Confidence range±5 days
Color seasonOctober 8 – October 29

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 Nashville and across Tennessee.

That is 5 days later than usual (October 14): the six weeks to October 9 ran 6.0°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color.

Fall color at Long Hunter State Park begins as early as October 8 in some spots and continues through October 29 in others — a 21-day window where you can catch peak color somewhere in the area regardless of when you visit.

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