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 Dade County, Georgia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Dade County, Georgia.

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway101 mi · 2 hr 18 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway126 mi · 2 hr 50 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Fall Creek Falls State Park91 mi · 2 hr 8 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 19794 mi · 2 hr 16 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway102 mi · 2 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway109 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park114 mi · 2 hr 35 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLong Hunter State Park130 mi · 2 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorChattahoochee Nature Center114 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)135 mi · 2 hr 41 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park137 mi · 2 hr 46 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park139 mi · 2 hr 47 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens106 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center141 mi · 2 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park133 mi · 2 hr 53 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee123 mi · 2 hr 54 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway173 mi · 3 hr 54 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Harpeth River State Park155 mi · 3 hr 1 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlood Mountain140 mi · 3 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorVogel State Park137 mi · 3 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBeaman Park152 mi · 3 hr 8 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway137 mi · 3 hr 9 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSeven Islands State Birding Park155 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNorris Dam State Park144 mi · 3 hr 16 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBrasstown Bald144 mi · 3 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMontgomery Bell State Park173 mi · 3 hr 27 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge179 mi · 3 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway186 mi · 3 hr 50 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park186 mi · 3 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberBlack Rock Mountain State Park171 mi · 4 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)192 mi · 4 hr 7 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park178 mi · 4 hr 9 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest190 mi · 4 hr 42 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Dade County.

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Planning Your Trip to Dade County

From Dade County 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 Dade County, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Dade County

How we know when Dade 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.