Chadron State Park
State park · Nebraska
Nebraska's first state park sits among the buttes and pine-covered canyons of the Pine Ridge escarpment, nine miles south of Chadron. Ponderosa pine holds its green year-round, but maple along Chadron Creek and around the campground turns orange and gold by mid-October, and a stand of aspen that spread in after the 2012 West Ash Creek fire adds a patch of white and gold to the ridgeline.
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Peak: October 10–October 20
Climatological window from published records. The weather model’s elevation extrapolation isn’t reliable on this terrain, so this is the long-run normal rather than a season-specific forecast.
Source: https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/the-least-crowded-towns-in-nebraska-to-catch-fall-foliage.html
When to go to Chadron State Park
In an average year, peak color falls between October 10 and October 20. The elevation is 4,065 ft, which pulls the turn earlier.
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Frequently asked
- When does Chadron State Park peak?
- In a typical year, color peaks around October 10–October 20. The weather model's elevation extrapolation isn't reliable on this terrain, so this is a climatological window (source: https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/the-least-crowded-towns-in-nebraska-to-catch-fall-foliage.html) rather than a season-specific forecast.
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