Fall foliage

Fall foliage in Missouri

Fall 2026 · updated daily

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Missouri’s color is concentrated in the Ozarks.

The southwest around Roaring River, Branson and Table Rock Lake turns in the third and fourth weeks of October;

A red mill beside a clear blue-green spring, with orange and yellow leaves on the trees around it.
Alley Spring, in the Ozark National Scenic RiverwaysPhoto: Wesley the Methodist Cat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hillsides of red, orange and green trees above a grassy glade.
Glade Top Trail, in the Mark Twain National ForestPhoto: Darla Rein, USDA Forest Service · Public domain · source

the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and the Mark Twain National Forest follow at the end of the month;

Pink-gray rocks of the shut-ins in a river, with hillsides of gold, orange and green trees behind.
Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park, in the St. Francois MountainsPhoto: Kbh3rd · CC BY 3.0 · source

the St. Francois Mountains and the eastern hills close in early November.

Oaks and hickories dominate in bronze and gold, with maple, sassafras and dogwood for the reds.

Gold and orange leaves on hardwood trees, with sky and a hazy valley showing through.
Weston Bend State Park, above the Missouri RiverPhoto: Missouri State Parks · Public domain · source

The Missouri and Mississippi river bluffs carry the northern half of the state’s late color.

In a typical year

Bordering states

Color: Fallcast, the same map as the app. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors, Protomaps. Place outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.