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National Seashore·Florida·18,067 acres

Canaveral National Seashore

Forecast issued Nov 10, 7:57am ET

Peak color, most of the standNov 20Aim for Nov 19 to 22
In the seashore today, Nov 10Starting to turn

water oak and blackgum

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sweetgum, peak Nov 28

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Peak color should arrive around Nov 18 for the water oak and blackgum, and around Nov 28 for the sweetgum.

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

No new reports from the ground here this week.

I-95I-4US 528US 17Oak HillMimsTitusvilleEdgewaterOrlandoNew Smyrna BeachPort OrangeDeltonaOcalapeak Nov 19Canaveral
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Still greenStartingNearly peakPeakPast peakNo fall canopy we forecastInside the line, each band of elevation is painted on its own date.
Around Canaveral National Seashore Nearly all of the seashore is in Volusia County, which is starting to turn today. Brevard County, to the south, is 2 days behind.
Canaveral National Seashore 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 20, sweetgum Nov 28, best Nov 19 to 22.
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When is peak fall foliage at Canaveral National Seashore in 2026?

Our forecast puts peak color at Canaveral National Seashore around Nov 20, and the four days to aim for are Nov 19 to 22. sweetgum peak later, around Nov 28.

That's 1 day later than our model alone would say, because this September has been running warm.

Canaveral, fall color week by week, 2026
WeekIn the seashoreElevation at peak
Nov 2 to Nov 8Starting to turn
Nov 9 to Nov 15 this weekNearly peak
Nov 16 to Nov 22Peak color-1,000 to 0 ft, 0 to 1,000 ft
Nov 23 to Nov 29Just past peak
Nov 30 to Dec 6Just past peak
By elevation The seashore runs from about -3 to 8 feet. It turns together: there isn’t enough relief here for the color to come down in stages.
  1. 0–1,000 ftStarting to turnpeak Nov 2032%
  2. -1,000–0 ftStarting to turnpeak Nov 2068%

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

That’s 1 day 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.

Thursday, November 19 to Friday, November 20

You’ll find it peak color.

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

  • 0–1,000 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 20
  • -1,000–0 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 20
What turns
water oak, blackgum, sweetgum, white oak, bald cypress

What turns, and when

Also named across Florida, outside what the canopy read measures here: Red Maple, Hickory, Dogwood.

Bald cypresses turn russet and copper along the rivers, sweetgums provide scattered red and purple, and the maples in the Panhandle produce pockets of real color.

Questions people ask about Canaveral National Seashore

When is peak fall foliage at Canaveral National Seashore?

Our forecast puts peak color at Canaveral National Seashore around Nov 20, and the four days to aim for are Nov 19 to 22. sweetgum peak later, around Nov 28.

Where is the best fall color at Canaveral National Seashore right now?

On Nov 10 the seashore is starting to turn. The first band to peak is -1,000 to 0 feet, around Nov 20.

How long does peak last at Canaveral National Seashore?

About four days at the top, Nov 19 to 22, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive.

Is Canaveral National Seashore past peak?

No. On Nov 10 it's starting to turn, and peak is around Nov 20, 10 days away.

What trees turn color at Canaveral National Seashore?

Sweetgum, Red Maple, Bald Cypress, Hickory, Dogwood. Bald cypresses turn russet and copper along the rivers, sweetgums provide scattered red and purple, and the maples in the Panhandle produce pockets of real color.

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 Florida

Nearby, and when they turn

Ocala is on the map above, with its own date.

  1. Osceola National ForestFL · about 142 miles
    Peak Nov 18 best Nov 17 to 20
  2. Cumberland Island National SeashoreGA · about 144 miles
    Peak Nov 17 best Nov 16 to 19