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Black Rock Mountain State Park
The state's highest state park, so one of the first places in Georgia to show color.
Forest Composition
Conditions & 5-Day Forecast
Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Black Rock Mountain State Park
Peak fall color is predicted around October 28. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 23 to November 2.
The prediction comes from 14 years of fall color records at this spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw. Where state foliage spotters report peak (New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Missouri), it has landed inside our ±5-day window about two years in three. An unusual summer or autumn can still move it further. Explore fall color around Mountain City and across Georgia.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 23): the six weeks to October 13 ran 3.9°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color. This will settle about ten days before peak, as the weather comes in.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Black Rock Mountain State Park
1 to 2 hours
- Oconee County & Sumter National Forest29 mi · 1 hr 2 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Nov 3Status: Moderate color
- Brasstown Bald41 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Early color
- Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway44 mi · 1 hr 24 minPeak: Oct 29Status: Early color
- Blood Mountain52 mi · 1 hr 29 minPeak: Oct 30Status: Early color
- Vogel State Park49 mi · 1 hr 29 minPeak: Oct 31Status: Early color
- Cherokee61 mi · 1 hr 44 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Oct 28Status: Moderate color
- Cherokee Foothills Scenic Byway63 mi · 1 hr 44 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Nov 4Status: Early color
- Sassafras Mountain62 mi · 1 hr 45 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Oct 30Status: Early color