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St. Louis, Missouri fall foliage
In a typical year, fall color in the St. Louis area peaks around October 30, with the best viewing from roughly October 28 to November 5.
- Typical peak
- October 30
- Best viewing
- Oct 28 – Nov 5
- Color starts
- Around Oct 18
- Leaves mostly down
- Around Nov 12
- Elevation
- 460 ft
2026 foliage season
Typical season
Peak around October 30. 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 St. Louis on the foliage mapWhere to see the color around St. Louis
In St. Louis, Forest Park, larger than New York’s Central Park, has old trees around its lakes and lawns. Southwest of the city, Castlewood State Park has trails along bluffs above the Meramec River. Upriver, near Grafton, Illinois, Pere Marquette State Park sits on the bluffs where the Illinois River meets the Mississippi, with overlooks across both rivers.
Scenic drive
The Great River Road (Illinois 100) runs from Alton to Grafton between the Mississippi River and towering limestone bluffs, one of the region’s classic fall drives, and continues to Pere Marquette State Park.
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 St. Louis typically peaks much earlier.
Too late? Already past peak
Nothing nearby turns later
None of the destinations we track within 150 miles of St. Louis typically peaks much later.
Nearby destinations
Trees you’ll see turning
Common questions
When is peak fall foliage in St. Louis?
In a typical year, fall color in the St. Louis area peaks around October 30, with the best viewing from roughly October 28 to November 5. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.
How long does peak color last in St. Louis?
Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around October 18, and most leaves are down by about November 12.
Is St. Louis early or late compared with the rest of Missouri?
St. Louis 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 St. Louis?
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.