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Fall foliage near Union County, Georgia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Union County, Georgia.

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway90 mi · 2 hr 14 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Oconee County & Sumter National Forest86 mi · 2 hr 2 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway99 mi · 2 hr 21 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park107 mi · 2 hr 29 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy118 mi · 2 hr 32 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark115 mi · 2 hr 32 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge114 mi · 2 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park118 mi · 2 hr 37 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve114 mi · 2 hr 38 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)112 mi · 2 hr 41 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain112 mi · 2 hr 48 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park121 mi · 2 hr 50 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Balsam Knob119 mi · 2 hr 51 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park122 mi · 2 hr 52 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGraveyard Fields120 mi · 2 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park119 mi · 2 hr 56 minTennesseePeak: Late October

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway316 mi · 6 hr 48 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Paris Mountain State Park127 mi · 3 hr 3 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum133 mi · 3 hr 4 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest118 mi · 3 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park140 mi · 3 hr 6 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate135 mi · 3 hr 6 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorIjams Nature Center128 mi · 3 hr 8 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge125 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park132 mi · 3 hr 10 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway142 mi · 3 hr 16 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway148 mi · 3 hr 25 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park142 mi · 3 hr 27 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park146 mi · 3 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCraggy Gardens152 mi · 3 hr 31 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park151 mi · 3 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls155 mi · 3 hr 38 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park155 mi · 3 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorChimney Rock State Park155 mi · 3 hr 43 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park173 mi · 3 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKings Mountain State Park186 mi · 3 hr 56 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway178 mi · 4 hr 2 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberLinville Gorge183 mi · 4 hr 8 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest143 mi · 4 hr 12 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park194 mi · 4 hr 19 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorRoan Mountain State Park206 mi · 4 hr 37 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Union County.

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Planning Your Trip to Union County

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

Highlights around Union County

How we know when Union 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.