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Fall foliage near Dawsonville, Georgia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Dawsonville, Georgia.

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway45 mi · 1 hr 7 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Blood Mountain40 mi · 1 hr 1 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGeorgia Highway 19743 mi · 1 hr 2 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park44 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway49 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChattahoochee Nature Center58 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBrasstown Bald56 mi · 1 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park65 mi · 1 hr 39 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee66 mi · 1 hr 40 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway83 mi · 2 hrTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway113 mi · 2 hr 51 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Tennessee Riverpark88 mi · 2 hr 1 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge90 mi · 2 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park91 mi · 2 hr 5 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park82 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCloudland Canyon State Park105 mi · 2 hr 34 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest105 mi · 2 hr 35 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway119 mi · 2 hr 54 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway359 mi · 7 hr 31 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Table Rock State Park126 mi · 3 hr 2 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy143 mi · 3 hr 3 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve133 mi · 3 hr 12 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)138 mi · 3 hr 20 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain131 mi · 3 hr 21 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park140 mi · 3 hr 23 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park142 mi · 3 hr 26 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorIjams Nature Center142 mi · 3 hr 27 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park145 mi · 3 hr 29 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park141 mi · 3 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorParis Mountain State Park153 mi · 3 hr 34 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park145 mi · 3 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberBlack Balsam Knob157 mi · 3 hr 40 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest117 mi · 3 hr 41 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest149 mi · 3 hr 42 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields158 mi · 3 hr 43 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway182 mi · 3 hr 47 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge151 mi · 3 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park160 mi · 3 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNorth Carolina Arboretum171 mi · 3 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park164 mi · 3 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate173 mi · 3 hr 55 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park168 mi · 3 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFoothills Parkway172 mi · 4 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park174 mi · 4 hr 17 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens190 mi · 4 hr 20 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls193 mi · 4 hr 28 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park211 mi · 4 hr 43 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway217 mi · 4 hr 52 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late October

Driving distance and time by road from Dawsonville.

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Planning Your Trip to Dawsonville

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

Highlights around Dawsonville

How we know when Dawsonville 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.