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Kansas City, Missouri fall foliage
In a typical year, fall color in the Kansas City area peaks around October 27, with the best viewing from roughly October 26 to November 3.
- Typical peak
- October 27
- Best viewing
- Oct 26 – Nov 3
- Color starts
- Around Oct 15
- Leaves mostly down
- Around Nov 9
- Elevation
- 900 ft
2026 foliage season
Typical season
Peak around October 27. Turn on JavaScript to see today’s estimated status and the five-week outlook.
The season at a glance
Bar height shows how good the viewing typically is on each day, from September 1 through November 30. Colors show the stage, from green through peak red to bare.
Open Kansas City on the foliage mapWhere to see the color around Kansas City
Kansas City is known for its tree-lined boulevards and parks. Loose Park has a small lake and big old trees in the middle of the city, and Swope Park, one of the largest city parks in the country, has wooded hills on the southeast side. The hill at the Liberty Memorial looks out across Union Station to the downtown skyline.
Scenic drive
Missouri 45 runs north from Kansas City along the Missouri River bluffs to Weston, an old river town of brick buildings in the hills. Just south of town, Weston Bend State Park has an overlook high above a bend in the Missouri River.
If you arrive too early or too late
Too early? Still mostly green
Nothing nearby turns earlier
None of the destinations we track within 150 miles of Kansas City typically peaks much earlier.
Too late? Already past peak
Nothing nearby turns later
None of the destinations we track within 150 miles of Kansas City typically peaks much later.
Nearby destinations
Trees you’ll see turning
Common questions
When is peak fall foliage in Kansas City?
In a typical year, fall color in the Kansas City area peaks around October 27, with the best viewing from roughly October 26 to November 3. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.
How long does peak color last in Kansas City?
Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around October 15, and most leaves are down by about November 9.
Is Kansas City early or late compared with the rest of Missouri?
Kansas City peaks close to the middle of the Missouri season, about Oct 29 on average across the 3 Missouri destinations we track.
What trees color up around Kansas City?
The main fall color in this area comes from sugar maple, northern red oak, shagbark hickory, and bur oak. See the leaf guide to identify them.
Estimates come from the Leaves.com model of typical years, based on latitude, elevation, and distance from large bodies of water. They are not live observations. How it works.