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 Blairsville, Georgia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Blairsville, Georgia.

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway87 mi · 2 hr 13 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Oconee County & Sumter National Forest68 mi · 2 hr 5 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway103 mi · 2 hr 28 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTennessee Riverpark112 mi · 2 hr 31 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge111 mi · 2 hr 34 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park110 mi · 2 hr 36 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park115 mi · 2 hr 36 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Park on the Reedy122 mi · 2 hr 38 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)109 mi · 2 hr 40 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve118 mi · 2 hr 45 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedBlack Balsam Knob116 mi · 2 hr 50 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields117 mi · 2 hr 52 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain116 mi · 2 hr 55 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park116 mi · 2 hr 55 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberCaesars Head State Park125 mi · 2 hr 57 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park126 mi · 2 hr 59 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway313 mi · 6 hr 47 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.North Carolina Arboretum130 mi · 3 hr 3 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest116 mi · 3 hr 4 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park137 mi · 3 hr 5 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate132 mi · 3 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorIjams Nature Center125 mi · 3 hr 7 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge122 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park129 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorParis Mountain State Park131 mi · 3 hr 10 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway146 mi · 3 hr 23 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway145 mi · 3 hr 24 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park139 mi · 3 hr 26 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park144 mi · 3 hr 29 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCraggy Gardens149 mi · 3 hr 30 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park148 mi · 3 hr 34 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls152 mi · 3 hr 37 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park152 mi · 3 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorChimney Rock State Park157 mi · 3 hr 45 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park170 mi · 3 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway175 mi · 4 hr 1 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberKings Mountain State Park190 mi · 4 hr 3 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLinville Gorge180 mi · 4 hr 7 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest140 mi · 4 hr 12 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park191 mi · 4 hr 18 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorRoan Mountain State Park203 mi · 4 hr 36 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain200 mi · 4 hr 43 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Blairsville.

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Planning Your Trip to Blairsville

From Blairsville you can reach 12 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in Georgia, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

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

Highlights around Blairsville

How we know when Blairsville 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.