Fall Creek Falls State Park
State park · Tennessee
Tennessee's largest state park centers on a 256-foot waterfall, the tallest east of the Rockies, dropping into a hemlock-shaded gorge on the Cumberland Plateau where sourwood and maple color typically peaks in late October.
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Peak: October 31–November 4
Color builds from October 25 · mostly bare by November 25
Sampled at Fall Creek Falls State Park’s own coordinates and elevation (485 m) rather than a regional average.
This window comes from 19 weather points across Tennessee, nudged 1 day earlier to match 1 published peak date from smokymountains.com. Against Tennessee's own climatology, the 2026 weather puts the peak 7 days earlier. How the forecast works
When to go to Fall Creek Falls State Park
The color window runs about 17 days, holding until around November 11. The elevation is 1,591 ft, which pulls the turn earlier.
Fall Creek Falls State Park on the map
Drag the date slider to see when color reaches this corner of Tennessee, or tap a pin for that stop’s own peak window.
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Frequently asked
- When does Fall Creek Falls State Park peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for October 31–November 4 (best estimate November 2). Color starts around October 25 and is mostly bare by November 25.
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