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 Mountain City, Georgia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Mountain City, Georgia.

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway67 mi · 1 hr 47 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Oconee County & Sumter National Forest29 mi · 1 hr 2 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBrasstown Bald41 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway44 mi · 1 hr 24 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain52 mi · 1 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorVogel State Park49 mi · 1 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee61 mi · 1 hr 44 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway63 mi · 1 hr 44 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSassafras Mountain62 mi · 1 hr 45 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park70 mi · 1 hr 47 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway71 mi · 1 hr 48 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob71 mi · 1 hr 51 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest71 mi · 1 hr 51 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park70 mi · 1 hr 52 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGraveyard Fields73 mi · 1 hr 54 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Park on the Reedy77 mi · 1 hr 59 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve77 mi · 2 hr 1 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)74 mi · 2 hr 2 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park82 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNorth Carolina Arboretum84 mi · 2 hr 12 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate91 mi · 2 hr 15 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park85 mi · 2 hr 15 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park81 mi · 2 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberGibbs Gardens91 mi · 2 hr 22 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center104 mi · 2 hr 25 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorParis Mountain State Park84 mi · 2 hr 26 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge87 mi · 2 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway105 mi · 2 hr 34 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197106 mi · 2 hr 38 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park97 mi · 2 hr 39 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway105 mi · 2 hr 39 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens109 mi · 2 hr 40 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway101 mi · 2 hr 40 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls112 mi · 2 hr 48 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway273 mi · 5 hr 58 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Mount Mitchell State Park130 mi · 3 hr 3 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway135 mi · 3 hr 12 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberLinville Gorge140 mi · 3 hr 17 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park141 mi · 3 hr 19 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSouth Mountains State Park150 mi · 3 hr 29 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park149 mi · 3 hr 32 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorIjams Nature Center158 mi · 3 hr 32 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park159 mi · 3 hr 32 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark146 mi · 3 hr 32 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge145 mi · 3 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park149 mi · 3 hr 36 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCrowders Mountain State Park156 mi · 3 hr 37 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway158 mi · 3 hr 45 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park163 mi · 3 hr 47 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain160 mi · 3 hr 54 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden171 mi · 3 hr 57 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park181 mi · 4 hrTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCloudland Canyon State Park172 mi · 4 hr 6 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLake Norman State Park191 mi · 4 hr 7 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway182 mi · 4 hr 8 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBoone & Blowing Rock173 mi · 4 hr 10 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park196 mi · 4 hr 24 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park174 mi · 4 hr 26 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest174 mi · 5 hr 12 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Mountain City.

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Planning Your Trip to Mountain City

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

Highlights around Mountain City

How we know when Mountain City 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.