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Fall foliage near Huntsville, Alabama

Explore locations and scenic byways near Huntsville, Alabama.

2 to 3 hours

Bankhead National Forest89 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLittle River Canyon Rim Parkway79 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberTennessee Riverpark98 mi · 2 hr 6 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge102 mi · 2 hr 11 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park103 mi · 2 hr 12 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve90 mi · 2 hr 13 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park94 mi · 2 hr 13 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNatchez Trace Parkway100 mi · 2 hr 20 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)110 mi · 2 hr 23 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park113 mi · 2 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLong Hunter State Park114 mi · 2 hr 31 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorTishomingo State Park114 mi · 2 hr 44 minMississippiPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorOak Mountain State Park (Pelham)127 mi · 2 hr 45 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorHarpeth River State Park124 mi · 2 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeaman Park132 mi · 2 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorMontgomery Bell State Park134 mi · 3 hrTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway174 mi · 3 hr 45 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveWoodlands Trace199 mi · 4 hr 8 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway198 mi · 4 hr 17 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Cheaha State Park122 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest93 mi · 3 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park138 mi · 3 hr 8 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFort Mountain State Park151 mi · 3 hr 15 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberGeorgia Highway 197151 mi · 3 hr 34 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorTrace State Park161 mi · 3 hr 37 minMississippiPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway174 mi · 3 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway181 mi · 3 hr 53 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center171 mi · 3 hr 59 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park186 mi · 4 hr 2 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens174 mi · 4 hr 14 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCherokee195 mi · 4 hr 21 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park209 mi · 4 hr 33 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlood Mountain212 mi · 4 hr 34 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Huntsville.

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Planning Your Trip to Huntsville

From Huntsville you can reach 12 fall color locations and 0 scenic byways in Alabama, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Huntsville, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Huntsville

How we know when Huntsville peaks

Each date above comes from years of fall color records at that specific spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw — not a regional average wearing a local name. Where a location has no usable observations of its own, we withhold the date and point you somewhere nearby that does.