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.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Stringer's Ridge Park
Peak fall color is predicted around November 3. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 29 to November 8.
Predicted peakNovember 3
Best windowOctober 29 – November 8
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 Chattanooga and across Tennessee.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Stringer's Ridge Park
Under 30 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Fall Creek Falls State Park68 mi · 1 hr 39 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Moderate color
- Prentice Cooper State Forest27 mi · 1 hr 41 minPeak: Nov 5Status: Moderate color
- Cherohala Skyway80 mi · 1 hr 50 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Georgia Highway 19793 mi · 1 hr 51 minGeorgiaPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Blue Ridge Scenic Railway87 mi · 1 hr 57 minGeorgiaPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color