Fall color near San Antonio
San Antonio stays green deep into the year, with bald cypresses along the river and in Brackenridge Park going amber as a modest local show. The real reason autumn matters here is Lost Maples, under two hours northwest, where canyon-bound bigtooth maples turn genuinely brilliant red.
Fall activities in San Antonio
Little classic fall color reaches San Antonio itself, so these are the closest real shows, ranked by distance.
Drag the date slider to see when color moves through the country around San Antonio, or tap a pin for that stop’s own peak window.
State park
Peak November 23
A relict stand of bigtooth maples, cut off from Appalachian relatives since the last ice age, turns red and orange along the Sabinal River…
in Texas
In San Antonio itself
Peak: November 22–November 26
Color builds from November 11 · mostly bare by December 19
Sampled at San Antonio’s own coordinates rather than a regional average. Dates are computed for San Antonio itself at 203 m elevation. Street trees vary block to block, so check locally before you plan a weekend around it.
This window comes from 115 weather points across Texas, nudged 1 day earlier to match 2 published peak dates from tpwd.texas.gov and explorefall.com. This year's weather has the peak running 4 days earlier than a normal year. Texas does not turn all at once, and the gap from the earliest corner to the latest runs about 14 days. How the forecast works
Where locals go
Things to do in fall in San Antonio
Orchards, cider, haunts, and harvest season. These are the iconic fall stops within a day trip of San Antonio.
Sisters Grimm Ghost Tours
Ghost tourColor nearby peaks November 24
Founded by San Antonio natives Lauren and James Swartz, this outfit has been "Keeping San Antonio Spooky Since 2011" and has been rated in…
13th Floor Haunted House San Antonio
Haunted attractionColor nearby peaks November 24
A downtown San Antonio haunt on East Commerce Street built around a main walk-through house, Dose of Decay, plus bolt-on extras including…
Six Flags Fiesta Texas Fright Fest
Fall festivalColor nearby peaks November 24
The San Antonio park turns over to Fright Fest on select nights from September 11 to November 1, 2026, with roaming scare zones after dusk…
Ghost tour
Color nearby peaks November 23
Three after-dark walking tours of downtown Austin, all running seven days a week year-round.
in Texas
Frequently asked
- Does San Antonio get fall colors?
- Some, but it stays understated. Expect scattered street trees rather than a hillside, with the color worth planning around out toward Texas and Louisiana.
- Where's the closest good foliage to San Antonio?
- Texas, about 151 mi away, peaking around November 16. Texas foliage varies wildly by region: bigtooth maples blaze red at Lost Maples State Natural Area in the Hill Country, East Texas Piney Woods hardwoods turn gold, and Davis Mountains aspens color the far west, mostly in November.
- When does San Antonio see what color it gets?
- The model predicts the area's late-season change around November 22–November 26. It stays subtle in town, and it is no match for a trip toward Texas and Louisiana.
- What are the best things to do in fall in San Antonio?
- Beyond the leaves: Sisters Grimm Ghost Tours (1 mi); 13th Floor Haunted House San Antonio (1 mi); Six Flags Fiesta Texas Fright Fest (14 mi); Ghost City Tours Austin (74 mi). All of them are mapped on this page.