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Fall foliage near Kent County, Delaware

Explore locations and scenic byways near Kent County, Delaware.

1 to 2 hours

Eastern Shore Waterways37 mi · 1 hr 3 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorChestertown38 mi · 1 hr 9 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWilmington & Western Railroad63 mi · 1 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park68 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park64 mi · 1 hr 27 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrandywine Creek State Park71 mi · 1 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate69 mi · 1 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens70 mi · 1 hr 33 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center67 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAnnapolis64 mi · 1 hr 37 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLongwood Gardens76 mi · 1 hr 43 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge86 mi · 1 hr 48 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park86 mi · 1 hr 55 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Druid Hill Park87 mi · 2 hr 17 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum103 mi · 2 hr 17 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park99 mi · 2 hr 17 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park102 mi · 2 hr 20 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Road91 mi · 2 hr 23 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRocks State Park102 mi · 2 hr 23 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPatapsco Valley State Park96 mi · 2 hr 25 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHistoric National Road95 mi · 2 hr 26 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway106 mi · 2 hr 30 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County104 mi · 2 hr 31 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park121 mi · 2 hr 36 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorthern Virginia Parks109 mi · 2 hr 37 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest118 mi · 2 hr 44 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGunpowder Falls State Park123 mi · 2 hr 48 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Falls Park111 mi · 2 hr 48 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)113 mi · 2 hr 49 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Hill Regional Park118 mi · 2 hr 51 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTyler State Park124 mi · 2 hr 52 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Crossing Historic Park132 mi · 2 hr 54 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNockamixon State Park130 mi · 2 hr 56 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway132 mi · 3 hr 3 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Scenic driveSkyline Drive163 mi · 3 hr 42 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Scenic driveMerritt Parkway209 mi · 4 hr 26 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Sugarloaf Mountain130 mi · 3 hr 8 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDouble Trouble State Park140 mi · 3 hr 9 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCunningham Falls State Park140 mi · 3 hr 14 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Monument State Park139 mi · 3 hr 16 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSweet Run State Park144 mi · 3 hr 17 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)151 mi · 3 hr 21 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park161 mi · 3 hr 22 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGettysburg136 mi · 3 hr 27 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park177 mi · 3 hr 47 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNew York City180 mi · 3 hr 47 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJenny Jump State Forest171 mi · 3 hr 48 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCentral Park185 mi · 3 hr 56 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPocono Mountains192 mi · 3 hr 58 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLewis Ginter Botanical Garden193 mi · 4 hr 14 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLibby Hill Park201 mi · 4 hr 24 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMaymont200 mi · 4 hr 25 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorVirginia Capital Trail202 mi · 4 hr 26 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Kent County.

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Planning Your Trip to Kent County

From Kent County you can reach 13 fall color locations and 0 scenic byways in Delaware, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Kent County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Kent County

How we know when Kent 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.