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State guide
When to catch Alabamathrough the year
We follow 3 places in Alabama for fall foliage, spring migration, wildflowers and winter wildlife: fall at Little River Canyon and Talladega National Forest, winter at Wheeler Refuge and spring at Wheeler Refuge. Each timing below is the place's own source, in its words; none is a forecast.
When are you going?
Winter in Alabama
Good in winter
- Little River CanyonWildflowers
- Little River CanyonFall color at Canyon View
- Little River CanyonRiver high enough to paddle
- Talladega National ForestColeman Lake open
- Talladega National ForestLake Chinnabee day-use area open
- Wheeler RefugeSandhill cranes: arriving from late November, numbers peak in early January (best seen from the Observation Building)
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Summer in Alabama
Good in summer
- Little River CanyonWildflowers
- Talladega National ForestTurnipseed campground open
- Talladega National ForestColeman Lake open
- Talladega National ForestLake Chinnabee day-use area open
Open places and seasons from each place's sources; no peak claimed.
Places in Alabama
Pin color: each place's season now or next
- Fall
- Winter
Places on this map, as a list
Planning a Alabama trip
Towns to stay in
Sources: National Park Service · USA National Phenology Network · U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service · checked Sep 30 · How we know