National Park·Florida·1,423,036 acres
Everglades National Park
Forecast issued Nov 9, 7:48am ET
Photograph: More Than Just Parks
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.
When is peak fall foliage at Everglades National Park in 2026?
Our forecast puts peak color at Everglades National Park around Nov 29, and the four days to aim for are Nov 28 to Dec 1.
That's 1 day later than our model alone would say, because this September has been running warm.
| Week | In the park | Elevation at peak |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 to Nov 15 this week | Starting to turn | |
| Nov 16 to Nov 22 | Nearly peak | |
| Nov 23 to Nov 29 | Peak color | -1,000 to 0 ft, 0 to 1,000 ft |
| Nov 30 to Dec 6 | Peak color | |
| Dec 7 to Dec 13 | Just past peak |
- 0–1,000 ftStarting to turnpeak Nov 2963%
- -1,000–0 ftStarting to turnpeak Nov 2937%
Height off 3DEP inside the park’s own boundary; each band carries the date our model gives that elevation, corrections and all. The percentage is how much of the park stands in it.
That’s 1 day later than our model alone would say. This September has been running warm, which shifts peak color.
The place
The only national park created to protect a biological system rather than a pretty view. 1.5 million acres of subtropical wilderness, and the only place on Earth where alligators and crocodiles share the same water. It is flat, hot, full of mosquitoes, and absolutely irreplaceable.
Established 1947. About 942K/year visitors.
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.
Saturday, November 28 to Sunday, November 29
You’ll find it peak color.
That's the day our forecast puts peak color here.
- 0–1,000 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 29
- -1,000–0 ftPeak colorpeak Nov 29
- What turns
- willow, bald cypress, red-osier dogwood, blackgum
- Entrance
- $35
What turns, and when
- willow43%
- bald cypress34%
- red-osier dogwood14%
- blackgum9%
Also named across Florida, outside what the canopy read measures here: Sweetgum, Red Maple, Hickory.
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 Everglades National Park
- When is peak fall foliage at Everglades National Park?
Our forecast puts peak color at Everglades National Park around Nov 29, and the four days to aim for are Nov 28 to Dec 1.
- Where is the best fall color at Everglades National Park right now?
On Nov 9 the park is starting to turn. The first band to peak is -1,000 to 0 feet, around Nov 29.
- How long does peak last at Everglades National Park?
About four days at the top, Nov 28 to Dec 1, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive.
- Is Everglades National Park past peak?
No. On Nov 9 it's starting to turn, and peak is around Nov 29, 20 days away.
- What trees turn color at Everglades National Park?
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.
- Is there an entrance fee at Everglades National Park?
Entrance fee $35.
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
Nearby, and when they turn
- Peak Nov 29 best Nov 28 to Dec 1
- Peak Nov 28 best Nov 27 to 30
- Peak Nov 30 best Nov 29 to Dec 2