Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
State park · Kentucky
Known as the 'Niagara of the South,' this 68-foot, 125-foot-wide waterfall on the Cumberland River is one of the few places in the Western Hemisphere with a regularly visible moonbow, ringed by an oak-and-hemlock gorge that colors up through October.
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Peak: October 25–October 29
Color builds from October 19 · mostly bare by November 19
Sampled at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park’s own coordinates and elevation (331 m) rather than a regional average.
Kentucky is sampled at 20 weather points, then moved 3 days earlier so the model agrees with 1 published peak date from smokymountains.com. This year's weather has the peak running 7 days earlier than a normal year. How the forecast works
When to go to Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
You get about 17 days of color here, from the first turn through to roughly November 5. That is about 3 days later than Kentucky as a whole. The elevation is 1,086 ft, which pulls the turn earlier.
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park on the map
Drag the date slider to see when color reaches this corner of Kentucky, or tap a pin for that stop’s own peak window.
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- When does Cumberland Falls State Resort Park peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for October 25–October 29 (best estimate October 27). Color starts around October 19 and is mostly bare by November 19.
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