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National Forest·Alabama·394,709 acres

Talladega National Forest

Forecast issued Nov 10, 7:57am ET

Peak colorNov 10Aim for Nov 9 to 12
In the forest today, Nov 10Peak color
SepOctNov

Roadsides and wetland edges turn first, and the woods behind them run a few days later.

Weather Hard frost Saturday night. Peak may come early and go fast.

No new reports from the ground here this week.

I-20I-65I-75I-85BirminghamMontgomeryTuscaloosaHuntsvilleColumbusDixianaGadsdenCaleraWilliam B. Bankheadpeak Nov 8Talladega
I-20I-65I-85I-59BirminghamMontgomeryTuscaloosaDixianaCaleraOxfordGadsdenHuntsvilleWilliam B. Bankheadpeak Nov 8Talladega
Still greenStartingNearly peakPeakPast peakNo fall canopy we forecastInside the line, each band of elevation is painted on its own date.
Around Talladega National Forest Perry County holds most of the forest and is nearly peak today. That’s the county as a whole, which peaks 4 days later than the forest’s own stands: the forest is peak color. Cleburne County, to the northeast, is 6 days ahead. Bibb County, to the southwest, is 1 day ahead.
Talladega National Forest fall foliage map 2026: the unit and the counties around it painted by how far along their color is on Nov 10. Peak forecast around Nov 10, best Nov 9 to 12.
Save or share this mapToday’s Talladega National Forest fall foliage map as a picture, redrawn every morning. Free to reuse with credit to More Than Just Parks and a link back; the terms.Save the mapPin itFacebookXEmail

When is peak fall foliage at Talladega National Forest in 2026?

Our forecast puts peak color at Talladega National Forest around Nov 10, and the four days to aim for are Nov 9 to 12.

The forest runs from about 295 to 1,265 feet, and the color comes downhill over about 3 days: the high stands around Nov 8, the low ground around Nov 11. That's 4 days later than our model alone would say, because this September has been running warm.

Talladega, fall color week by week, 2026
WeekIn the forestElevation at peak
Oct 19 to Oct 25Starting to turn
Oct 26 to Nov 1Starting to turn
Nov 2 to Nov 8Nearly peak1,250 to 1,500 ft
Nov 9 to Nov 15 this weekPeak color250 to 500 ft, 500 to 750 ft, 750 to 1,000 ft, 1,000 to 1,250 ft
Nov 16 to Nov 22Just past peak
By elevation The forest runs from about 295 to 1,265 feet. That’s 3 days of season between the top and the bottom: the high stands peak around Nov 8, the low ground holds until about Nov 11, and the color comes downhill in between. The date at the top of this page is the 500 to 750 foot band.
  1. 1,250–1,500 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 86%
  2. 1,000–1,250 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 914%
  3. 750–1,000 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 1027%
  4. 500–750 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 1015%
  5. 250–500 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 1137%

Height off 3DEP inside the forest’s own boundary; each band carries the date our model gives that elevation, corrections and all. The percentage is how much of the forest stands in it.

That’s 4 days later than our model alone would say. This September has been running warm, which shifts peak color.

Plan this trip

If you can only come on certain days

Set the days you can be here. Everything under them answers for those days, not for peak.

Monday, November 9 to Tuesday, November 10

You’ll find it peak color.

That's the day our forecast puts peak color here.

  • 1,000–1,250 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 9
  • 750–1,000 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 10
  • 500–750 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 10
  • 250–500 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 11
What turns
white oak, northern red oak, red maple, shagbark hickory, blackgum

What turns, and when

Also named across Alabama, outside what the canopy read measures here: Tulip Poplar.

Sweetgums produce a kaleidoscope of purple, red, and orange on individual trees, while hickories and oaks turn the ridges of the Appalachian foothills gold and bronze.

Questions people ask about Talladega National Forest

When is peak fall foliage at Talladega National Forest?

Our forecast puts peak color at Talladega National Forest around Nov 10, and the four days to aim for are Nov 9 to 12.

Where is the best fall color at Talladega National Forest right now?

On Nov 10 the forest is peak color. By elevation, the color is at peak at 250 to 500 feet, 500 to 750 feet, 750 to 1,000 feet, 1,000 to 1,250 feet and 1,250 to 1,500 feet.

How long does peak last at Talladega National Forest?

About four days at the top, Nov 9 to 12, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive. Across the forest's elevations the color moves over about 3 days, so there's peak color somewhere in it for roughly 7 days.

Is Talladega National Forest past peak?

No. It's at peak now, on Nov 10, and the four days to aim for are Nov 9 to 12.

What trees turn color at Talladega National Forest?

Sweetgum, Red Maple, Tulip Poplar, Hickory, White Oak. Sweetgums produce a kaleidoscope of purple, red, and orange on individual trees, while hickories and oaks turn the ridges of the Appalachian foothills gold and bronze.

This forecast is built from the species that stand here, their elevation and this September’s weather, and corrected in season by cameras, foresters and our own crew. We score it here against 7 long-running forest cameras: two dates in three land within 13 days of the camera’s own peak. How this map is made

All of Alabama

Nearby, and when they turn

William B. Bankhead is on the map above, with its own date.

  1. Tuskegee National ForestAL · about 71 miles
    Peak Nov 13 best Nov 12 to 15
  2. Chattahoochee River National Recreation AreaGA · about 130 miles
    Peak Nov 8 best Nov 7 to 10
  3. Tombigbee National ForestMS · about 152 miles
    Peak Nov 11 best Nov 10 to 13
  4. Conecuh National ForestAL · about 152 miles
    Peak Nov 17 best Nov 16 to 19
  5. Natchez Trace ParkwayAL, MS, TN · about 156 miles
    Peak Nov 11 best Nov 10 to 13