Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Peak fall color is predicted around November 14. Plan for the strongest viewing window from November 9 to November 19.
- Predicted peak
- November 14
- Best window
- November 9 – November 19
- 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 Dallas and across Texas.
That is 5 days later than usual (November 10): the six weeks to October 24 ran 5.5°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 Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Under 30 minutes
2 to 3 hours
- Lake Bob Sandlin State Park111 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Nov 13Status: Early color
- Lake Murray State Park118 mi · 2 hr 27 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 11Status: Not started
- Daingerfield State Park (Piney Woods)135 mi · 2 hr 36 minPeak: Nov 13Status: Moderate color
- Turner Falls Park133 mi · 2 hr 37 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 8Status: Early color
- McGee Creek State Park137 mi · 2 hr 45 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 7Status: Moderate color
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area150 mi · 2 hr 57 minOklahomaPeak: Nov 8Status: Not started