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 Winston County, Alabama

Explore locations and scenic byways near Winston County, Alabama.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveWoodlands Trace252 mi · 4 hr 58 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway230 mi · 5 hr 11 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway242 mi · 5 hr 34 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.DeSoto State Park126 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberLittle River Canyon Rim Parkway124 mi · 3 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)164 mi · 3 hr 12 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park167 mi · 3 hr 19 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCheaha State Park152 mi · 3 hr 21 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park157 mi · 3 hr 29 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark154 mi · 3 hr 32 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorHarpeth River State Park177 mi · 3 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLong Hunter State Park178 mi · 3 hr 37 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorTennessee River Gorge158 mi · 3 hr 37 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park159 mi · 3 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJeff Busby Park157 mi · 3 hr 42 minMississippiPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeaman Park186 mi · 3 hr 48 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorMontgomery Bell State Park187 mi · 3 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest149 mi · 4 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Winston County.

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Planning Your Trip to Winston County

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

Highlights around Winston County

How we know when Winston County 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.