Sep 1Dec 31
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 Roswell, Georgia
Explore locations and scenic byways near Roswell, Georgia.
1 to 2 hours
Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway70 mi · 1 hr 36 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Gibbs Gardens31 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park58 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain69 mi · 1 hr 36 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway72 mi · 1 hr 40 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park73 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway79 mi · 1 hr 52 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park87 mi · 1 hr 58 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color
2 to 3 hours
Brasstown Bald85 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTennessee Riverpark110 mi · 2 hr 11 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge112 mi · 2 hr 15 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park113 mi · 2 hr 16 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park104 mi · 2 hr 25 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee103 mi · 2 hr 31 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park114 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest122 mi · 2 hr 49 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway120 mi · 2 hr 51 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Park on the Reedy142 mi · 2 hr 53 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveCherohala Skyway149 mi · 3 hr 42 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway358 mi · 7 hr 22 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Cherokee Foothills Scenic Byway141 mi · 3 hr 6 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park148 mi · 3 hr 13 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve155 mi · 3 hr 23 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedParis Mountain State Park152 mi · 3 hr 24 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain153 mi · 3 hr 33 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park162 mi · 3 hr 34 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway181 mi · 3 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park163 mi · 3 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFall Creek Falls State Park175 mi · 3 hr 48 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest138 mi · 3 hr 52 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park196 mi · 3 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob171 mi · 4 hrNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest171 mi · 4 hr 1 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center199 mi · 4 hr 1 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields172 mi · 4 hr 3 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)174 mi · 4 hr 11 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum199 mi · 4 hr 18 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park212 mi · 4 hr 20 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFrozen Head State Park207 mi · 4 hr 23 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate191 mi · 4 hr 24 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park181 mi · 4 hr 26 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge187 mi · 4 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway205 mi · 4 hr 43 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color
Driving distance and time by road from Roswell.
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Planning Your Trip to Roswell
From Roswell 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 Roswell, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Roswell
Amicalola Falls State Park
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Vogel State Park
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Black Rock Mountain State Park
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How we know when Roswell 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.