The predicted color stage on the selected date, modelled from years of fall color records. A forecast, not a live observation.When each area's color is predicted to peak this season. The date doesn't change this view.

Fall foliage near Pelham, Alabama

Explore locations and scenic byways near Pelham, Alabama.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway233 mi · 4 hr 44 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway248 mi · 5 hr 3 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveWoodlands Trace290 mi · 5 hr 40 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Tennessee Riverpark158 mi · 3 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge162 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park162 mi · 3 hr 11 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve145 mi · 3 hr 16 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNatchez Trace Parkway155 mi · 3 hr 23 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTishomingo State Park153 mi · 3 hr 27 minMississippiPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center170 mi · 3 hr 28 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTrace State Park167 mi · 3 hr 31 minMississippiPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197185 mi · 3 hr 39 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorJeff Busby Park180 mi · 3 hr 50 minMississippiPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest171 mi · 4 hr 23 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Pelham.

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Planning Your Trip to Pelham

From Pelham 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 Pelham, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Pelham

How we know when Pelham 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.