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.

Palo Duro Canyon State Park

The 'Grand Canyon of Texas', where yellow cottonwoods line the canyon floor against red rock walls.

Typical peak
Nov 3
Early November
Best Viewing Window
Oct 29 – Nov 8
Late October to Early November
Observed now
No current color reading
We show a stage only when recent clear-sky readings pass our quality checks.

Forest Composition

Unknown dominant
0% deciduous canopy (forest survey)

Conditions & 5-Day Forecast

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Nearby Towns

Watonga258 mi5 hr 3 minOklahoma City290 mi5 hr 15 min
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Field notes · 2026 estimate

When to see peak color at Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Peak fall color is predicted around November 3. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 29 to November 8.

Predicted peak
November 3
Best window
October 29 – November 8
Confidence range
±5 days

The prediction comes from 23 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 Canyon and across Texas.

That is 5 days later than usual (October 30): the six weeks to October 24 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.

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