Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
Peak fall color is predicted around November 12. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 7 to November 17.
- Predicted peak
- November 12
- Best window
- November 7 – November 17
- 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 Plano and across Texas.
That is 5 days later than usual (November 8): the six weeks to October 24 ran 5.8°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 Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
Under 30 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
2 to 3 hours
- Lake Murray State Park99 mi · 2 hr 5 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 11Status: Not started
- Tyler State Park113 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Nov 17Status: Early color
- Turner Falls Park114 mi · 2 hr 15 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 8Status: Early color
- Lake Bob Sandlin State Park117 mi · 2 hr 24 minPeak: Nov 13Status: Early color
- McGee Creek State Park125 mi · 2 hr 29 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area131 mi · 2 hr 35 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 8Status: Not started
- Daingerfield State Park (Piney Woods)141 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Nov 13Status: Moderate color