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 Lewes, Delaware

Explore locations and scenic byways near Lewes, Delaware.

2 to 3 hours

Wilmington & Western Railroad90 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park95 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park91 mi · 2 hr 9 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrandywine Creek State Park98 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate96 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens97 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center94 mi · 2 hr 16 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAnnapolis93 mi · 2 hr 23 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLongwood Gardens103 mi · 2 hr 25 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge112 mi · 2 hr 30 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park113 mi · 2 hr 37 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum129 mi · 2 hr 59 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park125 mi · 2 hr 59 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway161 mi · 3 hr 49 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Scenic driveSkyline Drive192 mi · 4 hr 28 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Scenic driveMerritt Parkway236 mi · 5 hr 8 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Druid Hill Park116 mi · 3 hr 2 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park129 mi · 3 hr 2 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRocks State Park129 mi · 3 hr 5 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Road120 mi · 3 hr 9 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPatapsco Valley State Park125 mi · 3 hr 11 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHistoric National Road124 mi · 3 hr 12 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County131 mi · 3 hr 13 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway135 mi · 3 hr 15 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park148 mi · 3 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorthern Virginia Parks138 mi · 3 hr 23 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest145 mi · 3 hr 26 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGunpowder Falls State Park149 mi · 3 hr 30 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTyler State Park150 mi · 3 hr 34 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Falls Park140 mi · 3 hr 34 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)142 mi · 3 hr 35 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Crossing Historic Park159 mi · 3 hr 36 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlack Hill Regional Park147 mi · 3 hr 37 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNockamixon State Park157 mi · 3 hr 38 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDouble Trouble State Park167 mi · 3 hr 51 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSugarloaf Mountain159 mi · 3 hr 54 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCunningham Falls State Park169 mi · 3 hr 59 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Monument State Park168 mi · 4 hr 1 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSweet Run State Park173 mi · 4 hr 2 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)178 mi · 4 hr 3 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park187 mi · 4 hr 4 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGettysburg165 mi · 4 hr 12 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park204 mi · 4 hr 29 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNew York City207 mi · 4 hr 29 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJenny Jump State Forest197 mi · 4 hr 30 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Lewes.

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Planning Your Trip to Lewes

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

Highlights around Lewes

How we know when Lewes 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.