Where is the best fall foliage in Oklahoma right now?

As of Nov 10, Little River National Wildlife Refuge, Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area, Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge and five more are at peak, with Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and one more within a week of it.

How long does peak last in Oklahoma?

In any one place, about four days at the top, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive. Across Oklahoma as a whole, peak moves 14 days from Texas County to Love County, so there's peak color somewhere in the state for about 18 days.

Is Oklahoma past peak?

Mostly. As of Nov 10, 58 of Oklahoma's 77 counties are past peak, 19 are at it and 0 are still ahead. Love County is the last to peak, around Nov 11.

How far along is Oklahoma's fall foliage today?

On Nov 10, 19 of Oklahoma's 77 counties (25 percent) are at peak and 58 (75 percent) are past peak. The county map above paints each one, and the live map lets you scrub the day.

When do the leaves change in Oklahoma?

The first color shows in Texas County around Oct 7 and peaks there around Oct 28. Love County is the last of Oklahoma's 77 counties, peaking around Nov 11. Most of the state turns through the weeks around Nov 5.

What's the best time to visit Oklahoma for fall foliage?

The week of Nov 5 catches the most of the state at once, and the four days we'd aim at there are Nov 4 to 7. That's the leaf peeping window for Oklahoma as a whole. For Texas County and the counties around it, aim for the week of Oct 28; for Love County and its neighbors, the week of Nov 11.

Back to the map

Oklahoma Fall Foliage Map 2026

Forecast issued Nov 10, 7:57am ET

Peak color lands around Nov 5 in most of Oklahoma, but it moves 14 days across the state. Here’s where, and when, and how sure we are.

Oklahoma fall foliage map for the week of Nov 9

Oklahoma, Nov 10 Still green to peak to past peak, the map’s own scale. Open the live map to scrub the day, or save today’s leaf color map below.

When is peak fall foliage in Oklahoma in 2026?

Most of Oklahoma peaks between Nov 2 and Nov 9. The first county to peak is Texas County, around Oct 28, and the last is Love County, around Nov 11.

Elevation does most of the work here. Color runs down a mountain at roughly a day per 100 meters, so a ridge and the valley below it can be a week or two apart in the same county. This fall is running 6 days late on September's temperatures, and the dates here already include it.

Oklahoma, fall foliage week by week, 2026
Week	Where it peaks	Most of the state
Oct 26 to Nov 1	Texas County, Beaver County, Harper County and 4 more	Nearly peak
Nov 2 to Nov 8	Ouachita National Forest, Rita Blanca National Grassland, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and 58 counties	Peak color
Nov 9 to Nov 15 this week	Little River National Wildlife Refuge, Chickasaw National Recreation Area and 12 counties	Just past peak

Each date is the middle of the four days we’d aim a trip at, and each place page names them. We publish what the model got wrong, region by region.

Late October through mid-November is how Oklahoma is usually described.

Oklahoma’s season place by place

Every place we forecast in Oklahoma, each set on the calendar at its peak and painted by how far along it is today, Nov 10.

First: Rita Blanca National Grassland, Nov 2. Last: Little River National Wildlife Refuge, Nov 12.

The dashed rule is today; the solid one is the median of the places on this chart, Nov 6. The date at the top of the page is the median county, which includes the low ground between them.

Where to go in Oklahoma

The destinations we cover in Oklahoma, in the order their color arrives. Each carries its own forecast and its own band, because a state isn’t one place.

Little River National Wildlife RefugeOklahoma
PeakPeak Nov 12 best Nov 11 to 14
Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation AreaOklahoma
Near peakPeak Nov 7, oak Nov 10 best Nov 6 to 9
Deep Fork National Wildlife RefugeOklahoma
Near peakPeak Nov 7, white oak Nov 14 best Nov 6 to 9
Ouachita National ForestArkansas, Oklahoma
Near peakPeak Nov 8 best Nov 7 to 10
Chickasaw National Recreation AreaOklahoma
Near peakPeak Nov 9 best Nov 8 to 11
Rita Blanca National GrasslandOklahoma, Texas
Past peakPeak Nov 2 best Nov 1 to 4
Black Kettle National GrasslandOklahoma, Texas
Past peakPeak Nov 2 best Nov 1 to 4
Salt Plains National Wildlife RefugeOklahoma
Past peakPeak Nov 2 best Nov 1 to 4
Washita Battlefield National Historic SiteOklahoma
Past peakPeak Nov 3 best Nov 2 to 5
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife RefugeOklahoma
Past peakPeak Nov 4, oak Nov 7 best Nov 3 to 6
Wichita Mountains Wildlife RefugeOklahoma
Past peakPeak Nov 5 best Nov 4 to 7
Wichita Mountains Wilderness North Mountain UnitOklahoma
Past peakPeak Nov 5 best Nov 4 to 7
Black Fork Mountain WildernessArkansas, Oklahoma
Past peakPeak Nov 6, oak Nov 9 best Nov 5 to 8
Upper Kiamichi River WildernessOklahoma
Past peakPeak Nov 6, oak Nov 9 best Nov 5 to 8
Beech Creek National Scenic AreaOklahoma
Past peakPeak Nov 6, oak Nov 9 best Nov 5 to 8

Questions people ask about Oklahoma fall foliage

When is peak fall foliage in Oklahoma?: Most of Oklahoma peaks between Nov 2 and Nov 9. The first county to peak is Texas County, around Oct 28, and the last is Love County, around Nov 11. This fall is running 6 days late on September's temperatures, and the dates here already include it.
Where is the best fall foliage in Oklahoma right now?: As of Nov 10, Little River National Wildlife Refuge, Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area, Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge and five more are at peak, with Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and one more within a week of it.
How long does peak last in Oklahoma?: In any one place, about four days at the top, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive. Across Oklahoma as a whole, peak moves 14 days from Texas County to Love County, so there's peak color somewhere in the state for about 18 days.
Is Oklahoma past peak?: Mostly. As of Nov 10, 58 of Oklahoma's 77 counties are past peak, 19 are at it and 0 are still ahead. Love County is the last to peak, around Nov 11.
How far along is Oklahoma's fall foliage today?: On Nov 10, 19 of Oklahoma's 77 counties (25 percent) are at peak and 58 (75 percent) are past peak. The county map above paints each one, and the live map lets you scrub the day.
When do the leaves change in Oklahoma?: The first color shows in Texas County around Oct 7 and peaks there around Oct 28. Love County is the last of Oklahoma's 77 counties, peaking around Nov 11. Most of the state turns through the weeks around Nov 5.
What's the best time to visit Oklahoma for fall foliage?: The week of Nov 5 catches the most of the state at once, and the four days we'd aim at there are Nov 4 to 7. That's the leaf peeping window for Oklahoma as a whole. For Texas County and the counties around it, aim for the week of Oct 28; for Love County and its neighbors, the week of Nov 11.

What actually turns

The Ouachita Mountains in the southeast produce the best color, with sweetgums going red and purple, oaks turning russet, and the ridgetop views from the Talimena Byway stretching for miles.

Post Oak
Blackjack Oak
Sweetgum
Hickory
Red Maple

The Talimena National Scenic Byway from Talihina to the Arkansas border runs a mountain ridgeline with panoramic views of color-covered Ouachita slopes, peaking in early November.

Every county by peak week

Oct 28 to Nov 3

Alfalfa, Beaver, Blaine, Cimarron, Craig, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay, Major, Nowata, Ottawa, Roger Mills, Texas, Washington, Woods, Woodward

Nov 4 to Nov 10

Adair, Atoka, Beckham, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Creek, Delaware, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washita

Nov 11

Bryan, Choctaw, Love, McCurtain

Next door todayArkansas peak colorColorado leaves downKansas fadingMissouri just past peakNew Mexico fadingTexas nearly peak

How this map is madeThe trees, the elevation, this September’s weather and reports from the ground, scored against 68 forest cameras. Median error 6 days.

Every date on this site is a forecast: a model corrected by ground reports, carrying a measured error, published in full. Check conditions with the land manager before you travel. Last reviewed September 2026. Open the live map

See it on the map

The live map covers every county in the country, with a timeline you can scrub through the season, the nearest forest monitoring camera, and the long-term record where we hold one. If you’re going this weekend, the weekend report names where color is at peak right now, region by region.

Before you drive, it’s worth checking fire and smoke conditions for the same forests. A perfect color week is no good under a smoke plume.