The best times to view fall colors in Iowa: The farther south you travel in Iowa, the later the leaves change. The chart below shows Iowa's typical peak seasons. Graphic from the IDNR.
DES MOINES, Iowa (KELO.com) — It isn’t just the corn that’s turning colors in Iowa as fall approaches.
So are the leaves.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says that in northwest Iowa, tree canopies are showing splashes of a yellow-orange color.
They say the sumac is just starting to turn bright red.
Also, chokecherries are changing to yellow or shades of red and purple.



