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 Rabun County, Georgia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Rabun County, Georgia.

1 to 2 hours

Blood Mountain45 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest36 mi · 1 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park49 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald48 mi · 1 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway55 mi · 1 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorAmicalola Falls State Park65 mi · 1 hr 39 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway67 mi · 1 hr 41 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee65 mi · 1 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park74 mi · 1 hr 49 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway81 mi · 1 hr 50 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Park on the Reedy89 mi · 1 hr 52 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens74 mi · 1 hr 54 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center87 mi · 1 hr 58 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve82 mi · 1 hr 58 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not started

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway80 mi · 2 hr 3 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Sassafras Mountain75 mi · 2 hr 2 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park83 mi · 2 hr 3 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Balsam Knob85 mi · 2 hr 8 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest85 mi · 2 hr 8 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 19790 mi · 2 hr 10 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields86 mi · 2 hr 10 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park90 mi · 2 hr 12 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)88 mi · 2 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorParis Mountain State Park88 mi · 2 hr 23 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum98 mi · 2 hr 29 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate105 mi · 2 hr 32 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park95 mi · 2 hr 34 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway110 mi · 2 hr 36 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherohala Skyway115 mi · 2 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge101 mi · 2 hr 47 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway119 mi · 2 hr 51 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park110 mi · 2 hr 56 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens122 mi · 2 hr 57 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway286 mi · 6 hr 14 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Catawba Falls125 mi · 3 hr 4 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park157 mi · 3 hr 17 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park143 mi · 3 hr 19 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCrowders Mountain State Park163 mi · 3 hr 22 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway149 mi · 3 hr 28 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberLinville Gorge153 mi · 3 hr 34 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark152 mi · 3 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park155 mi · 3 hr 36 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTennessee River Gorge154 mi · 3 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park155 mi · 3 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden179 mi · 3 hr 41 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSouth Mountains State Park164 mi · 3 hr 45 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park172 mi · 3 hr 48 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center172 mi · 3 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway189 mi · 3 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway172 mi · 4 hr 1 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park176 mi · 4 hr 3 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park169 mi · 4 hr 8 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain173 mi · 4 hr 10 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park194 mi · 4 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBoone & Blowing Rock187 mi · 4 hr 27 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park187 mi · 4 hr 31 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park196 mi · 4 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest180 mi · 5 hr 15 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Rabun County.

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Planning Your Trip to Rabun County

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

Highlights around Rabun County

How we know when Rabun 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.