Where and When to See Natchez Trace Fall Colors
Based on hundreds of photos taken during several fall foliage seasons on the Natchez Trace Parkway we have determined the following "average" dates of at or near peak fall colors.
Tennessee - northwest Alabama and northeast Mississippi - Central Mississippi
Final Color Report for 2019, November 22, 2019 by the National Park Service
The fall colors are showing around the Ridgeland Mississippi area and the Ross Barnett Reservoir. The fall color change in this area is roughly 40% of peak color. This is the last area in the park to see fall colors.
Fall colors are past their peak from Jeff Busby Campground to the northern terminus at milepost 444. Some color is hanging on however the leaves are dropping quickly throughout the area.
The park service provides weekly fall foliage reports, see: www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/fall-colors.htm
Tennessee is typically at or near peak foliage colors from October 24 thru November 9.
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Click on links below to view more fall foliage pictures from these Tennessee sections of the Natchez Trace Parkway:
northwest Alabama and northeast Mississippi are typically at or near peak foliage colors from October 27 thru November 11.
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Click on links below to view more fall foliage pictures from these northwest Alabama and northeast Mississippi sections of the Natchez Trace Parkway:
Central Mississippi is typically at or near peak foliage colors from November 3 thru November 20.
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Click on links below to view more fall foliage pictures from these central Mississippi sections of the Natchez Trace Parkway:
The national park service website for the Natchez Trace Parkway has some great info about where and when to view fall colors on the Trace, including weekly reports from this year with dates and locations, see: www.nps.gov/natr/planyourvisit/fall-colors.htm