Interest in the expected leaf color season in the Smokies remains evergreen. So do the questions of when, where and why concerning the change.
According to Park officials, all colors develop above 4,000 feet from early to mid-October. The typical peak of fall leaf color at the lower elevations, Cades Cove and Townsend, is between the third week of October and the first week of November. It is the weather during mid-October that determines the intensity of fall color season.
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