Your 2023 Seasonal Guide to Fall in Forest Park — Forest Park Forever

The dry and hot weather we experienced this summer caused some plants to go dormant earlier and others to abort, reduce, or take longer to flower. The result could mean less color in Park habitats; however, pending (fingers crossed) a warm fall and occasional rains, it could also mean that Asters may bloom longer into the season!

There are over 47,000 trees in Forest Park. Over the last two years — in partnership with the City of St. Louis and thanks to generous support from St. Louisans like you — Forest Park Forever has planted over 550 large trees and nearly 13,00 smaller trees and shrubs in our Nature Reserve.

The Forest Park Forever Land Management Team has long watched the Autumn Blaze Maple trees atop the Art Hill promenade and around Pagoda Circle to indicate the beginning of a most anticipated color change. Forest Park Forever Arborist Kendall Wachter suspects leaves will really start to change across the Park in mid to late October and peak in early November.