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Fall foliage near Fannin County, Georgia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Fannin County, Georgia.

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway51 mi · 1 hr 19 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Georgia Highway 19756 mi · 1 hr 10 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway48 mi · 1 hr 13 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens52 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center72 mi · 1 hr 41 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park71 mi · 1 hr 48 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park82 mi · 1 hr 50 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTennessee Riverpark84 mi · 1 hr 51 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge85 mi · 1 hr 55 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park87 mi · 1 hr 56 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Cloudland Canyon State Park100 mi · 2 hr 25 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest90 mi · 2 hr 25 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)103 mi · 2 hr 33 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center107 mi · 2 hr 40 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park110 mi · 2 hr 42 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park110 mi · 2 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberFall Creek Falls State Park110 mi · 2 hr 50 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob122 mi · 2 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields123 mi · 2 hr 56 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway319 mi · 6 hr 51 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge116 mi · 3 hr 2 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park125 mi · 3 hr 2 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway135 mi · 3 hr 5 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNorth Carolina Arboretum136 mi · 3 hr 6 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park129 mi · 3 hr 7 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate138 mi · 3 hr 8 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park133 mi · 3 hr 12 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTable Rock State Park143 mi · 3 hr 13 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSassafras Mountain130 mi · 3 hr 14 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park138 mi · 3 hr 15 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy154 mi · 3 hr 16 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest140 mi · 3 hr 20 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve150 mi · 3 hr 22 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedFoothills Parkway137 mi · 3 hr 22 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest112 mi · 3 hr 32 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens155 mi · 3 hr 33 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park158 mi · 3 hr 36 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCatawba Falls158 mi · 3 hr 41 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park163 mi · 3 hr 47 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park163 mi · 3 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway178 mi · 3 hr 50 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park176 mi · 3 hr 56 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway181 mi · 4 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late October

Driving distance and time by road from Fannin County.

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Planning Your Trip to Fannin County

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

Highlights around Fannin County

How we know when Fannin 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.