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 Smyrna, Delaware

Explore locations and scenic byways near Smyrna, Delaware.

1 to 2 hours

Wilmington & Western Railroad43 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChestertown39 mi · 1 hr 11 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park48 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge42 mi · 1 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park44 mi · 1 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrandywine Creek State Park51 mi · 1 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate49 mi · 1 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens50 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center47 mi · 1 hr 20 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJunction & Breakwater Trail51 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLongwood Gardens56 mi · 1 hr 29 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCape Henlopen State Park53 mi · 1 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge66 mi · 1 hr 35 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEastern Shore Waterways57 mi · 1 hr 37 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTrap Pond State Park62 mi · 1 hr 38 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRidley Creek State Park66 mi · 1 hr 41 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAnnapolis73 mi · 1 hr 56 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Awbury Arboretum83 mi · 2 hr 3 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park79 mi · 2 hr 4 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park82 mi · 2 hr 6 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRocks State Park83 mi · 2 hr 9 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County84 mi · 2 hr 17 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Road99 mi · 2 hr 20 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park102 mi · 2 hr 22 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDruid Hill Park97 mi · 2 hr 23 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest98 mi · 2 hr 30 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGunpowder Falls State Park103 mi · 2 hr 34 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHistoric National Road109 mi · 2 hr 35 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTyler State Park104 mi · 2 hr 38 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPatapsco Valley State Park111 mi · 2 hr 41 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Crossing Historic Park112 mi · 2 hr 41 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNockamixon State Park110 mi · 2 hr 42 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway114 mi · 2 hr 49 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)123 mi · 2 hr 53 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDouble Trouble State Park121 mi · 2 hr 55 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorthern Virginia Parks118 mi · 2 hr 56 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway143 mi · 3 hr 27 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Scenic driveSkyline Drive171 mi · 4 hr 2 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Scenic driveMerritt Parkway190 mi · 4 hr 12 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Duke Farms (Hillsborough)132 mi · 3 hr 7 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Falls Park120 mi · 3 hr 8 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Rock State Park141 mi · 3 hr 9 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Hill Regional Park126 mi · 3 hr 11 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSugarloaf Mountain139 mi · 3 hr 28 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGettysburg133 mi · 3 hr 28 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCunningham Falls State Park161 mi · 3 hr 30 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Monument State Park159 mi · 3 hr 33 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSweet Run State Park165 mi · 3 hr 33 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park157 mi · 3 hr 34 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNew York City160 mi · 3 hr 34 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJenny Jump State Forest151 mi · 3 hr 35 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCentral Park165 mi · 3 hr 43 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPocono Mountains172 mi · 3 hr 44 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNew York Botanical Garden171 mi · 3 hr 50 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area177 mi · 4 hr 24 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorHigh Point State Park212 mi · 4 hr 47 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Smyrna.

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Planning Your Trip to Smyrna

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

Highlights around Smyrna

How we know when Smyrna 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.