National Forest·Texas·154,309 acres
Angelina National Forest
Forecast issued Nov 10, 7:57am ET
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 Angelina National Forest in 2026?
Our forecast puts peak color at Angelina National Forest around Nov 18, and the four days to aim for are Nov 17 to 20.
That's 5 days later than our model alone would say, because this September has been running warm.
| Week | In the forest |
|---|---|
| Nov 2 to Nov 8 | Starting to turn |
| Nov 9 to Nov 15 this week | Nearly peak |
| Nov 16 to Nov 22 | Peak color |
| Nov 23 to Nov 29 | Just past peak |
That’s 5 days later than our model alone would say. This September has been running warm, which shifts peak color.
Plan this tripIf you can only come on certain days
Set the days you can be here. Everything under them answers for those days, not for peak.
Tuesday, November 17 to Wednesday, November 18
You’ll find it peak color.
That's the day our forecast puts peak color here.
- What turns
- water oak, sweetgum, blackgum, red maple, bald cypress
What turns, and when
- water oak19%
- sweetgum19%
- blackgum19%
- red maple18%
- bald cypress7%
- white oak6%
Also named across Texas, outside what the canopy read measures here: Red Oak, Bigtooth Maple, Sycamore.
Bald cypresses turn copper and russet along the Hill Country rivers, bigtooth maples in the Guadalupe Mountains produce pockets of scarlet, and sweetgums color the Piney Woods red and purple.
Across Texas as a whole: Late October in the Guadalupes, mid-November in the Hill Country, late November in East Texas.
Questions people ask about Angelina National Forest
- When is peak fall foliage at Angelina National Forest?
Our forecast puts peak color at Angelina National Forest around Nov 18, and the four days to aim for are Nov 17 to 20.
- Where is the best fall color at Angelina National Forest right now?
On Nov 10 the forest is nearly peak.
- How long does peak last at Angelina National Forest?
About four days at the top, Nov 17 to 20, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive.
- Is Angelina National Forest past peak?
No. On Nov 10 it's nearly peak, and peak is around Nov 18, 8 days away.
- What trees turn color at Angelina National Forest?
Bald Cypress, Sweetgum, Red Oak, Bigtooth Maple, Sycamore. Bald cypresses turn copper and russet along the Hill Country rivers, bigtooth maples in the Guadalupe Mountains produce pockets of scarlet, and sweetgums color the Piney Woods red and purple.
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
Sabine and Davy Crockett are on the map above, with their own date.
- Peak Nov 19 best Nov 18 to 21
- Peak Nov 16 best Nov 15 to 18