National Forest·Texas·161,158 acres
Sabine 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 Sabine National Forest in 2026?
Our forecast puts peak color at Sabine National Forest around Nov 17, and the four days to aim for are Nov 16 to 19.
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.
Monday, November 16 to Tuesday, November 17
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 oak17%
- sweetgum17%
- blackgum17%
- red maple17%
- bald cypress10%
- 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 Sabine National Forest
- When is peak fall foliage at Sabine National Forest?
Our forecast puts peak color at Sabine National Forest around Nov 17, and the four days to aim for are Nov 16 to 19.
- Where is the best fall color at Sabine National Forest right now?
On Nov 10 the forest is nearly peak.
- How long does peak last at Sabine National Forest?
About four days at the top, Nov 16 to 19, with a week or so either side that's still worth the drive.
- Is Sabine National Forest past peak?
No. On Nov 10 it's nearly peak, and peak is around Nov 17, 7 days away.
- What trees turn color at Sabine 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
Angelina and Kisatchie 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