Fall foliage

Fall foliage in Nebraska

Fall 2026 · updated daily

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Nebraska’s color follows its rivers rather than any statewide progression.

A waterfall tumbling down a rocky bank among birch and other trees in yellow and orange leaves.
Fort Falls, on the Niobrara RiverPhoto: Chris M Morris · CC BY 2.0 · source
A hillside of golden autumn grass under a deep blue sky, with dark pines and a rocky ridge beyond.
Ridges in Chadron State ParkPhoto: dvs from Vermont, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Cottonwood, ash and oak along the Platte, the Missouri bluffs and the Niobrara turn gold in the second half of October, with the Pine Ridge country in the northwest a few days ahead of the east.

Sumac and the prairie grasses redden over the same period.

The deepest woodland color is on the Missouri bluffs around Indian Cave and Ponca, finishing in early November.

In a typical year

Bordering states

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