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 Sussex County, Delaware

Explore locations and scenic byways near Sussex County, Delaware.

1 to 2 hours

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge42 mi · 1 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEastern Shore Waterways54 mi · 1 hr 30 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorChestertown66 mi · 1 hr 39 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWilmington & Western Railroad78 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park83 mi · 1 hr 48 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park79 mi · 1 hr 49 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNemours Estate84 mi · 1 hr 53 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrandywine Creek State Park86 mi · 1 hr 54 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center82 mi · 1 hr 55 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens85 mi · 1 hr 55 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Annapolis81 mi · 2 hr 4 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLongwood Gardens91 mi · 2 hr 5 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge100 mi · 2 hr 10 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park101 mi · 2 hr 17 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum117 mi · 2 hr 38 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park113 mi · 2 hr 39 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park117 mi · 2 hr 41 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDruid Hill Park104 mi · 2 hr 44 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRocks State Park117 mi · 2 hr 45 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Road108 mi · 2 hr 50 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPatapsco Valley State Park113 mi · 2 hr 52 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHistoric National Road112 mi · 2 hr 53 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County119 mi · 2 hr 53 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway123 mi · 2 hr 57 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park136 mi · 2 hr 58 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway149 mi · 3 hr 30 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Scenic driveSkyline Drive180 mi · 4 hr 10 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Scenic driveMerritt Parkway224 mi · 4 hr 48 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Northern Virginia Parks126 mi · 3 hr 4 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest133 mi · 3 hr 6 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGunpowder Falls State Park137 mi · 3 hr 10 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTyler State Park139 mi · 3 hr 13 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Falls Park128 mi · 3 hr 15 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)130 mi · 3 hr 16 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Crossing Historic Park147 mi · 3 hr 16 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlack Hill Regional Park135 mi · 3 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNockamixon State Park145 mi · 3 hr 18 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDouble Trouble State Park155 mi · 3 hr 30 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSugarloaf Mountain147 mi · 3 hr 35 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCunningham Falls State Park157 mi · 3 hr 41 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Monument State Park155 mi · 3 hr 43 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)166 mi · 3 hr 43 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park175 mi · 3 hr 44 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSweet Run State Park161 mi · 3 hr 44 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGettysburg153 mi · 3 hr 54 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park192 mi · 4 hr 9 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNew York City195 mi · 4 hr 9 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJenny Jump State Forest185 mi · 4 hr 10 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCentral Park199 mi · 4 hr 18 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLewis Ginter Botanical Garden210 mi · 4 hr 41 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLibby Hill Park218 mi · 4 hr 51 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorVirginia Capital Trail219 mi · 4 hr 53 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Sussex County.

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Planning Your Trip to Sussex County

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

Highlights around Sussex County

How we know when Sussex 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.