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State guide

When to catch Kentuckythrough the year

We follow 4 places in Kentucky for fall foliage and wildflowers: fall at Cumberland Gap and Daniel Boone National Forest and spring at Daniel Boone National Forest and Mammoth Cave. Each timing below is the place's own source, in its words; none is a forecast.

Places in Kentucky

Pin color: each place's season now or next
  • Spring
  • Fall
Places on this map, as a list
Map: approximate positions; state lines US Census.

Planning a Kentucky trip

Sources: National Park Service · US Forest Service · USA National Phenology Network · USDA Forest Service · checked Sep 30 · How we know