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 Brown County, Indiana

Explore locations and scenic byways near Brown County, Indiana.

2 to 3 hours

E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park97 mi · 2 hr 3 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorIroquois Park98 mi · 2 hr 7 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorJefferson Memorial Forest105 mi · 2 hr 16 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBernheim Arboretum and Research Forest114 mi · 2 hr 20 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Airy Forest105 mi · 2 hr 25 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorShawnee Lookout102 mi · 2 hr 26 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorSmale Riverfront Park112 mi · 2 hr 33 minOhioPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorTaylorsville Lake State Park128 mi · 2 hr 35 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorSharon Woods116 mi · 2 hr 37 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorO’Bannon Woods State Park119 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberOtter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area121 mi · 2 hr 43 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTurkey Run State Park104 mi · 2 hr 44 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorAult Park118 mi · 2 hr 44 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorApple Hill122 mi · 2 hr 46 minCaliforniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMy Old Kentucky Home State Park132 mi · 2 hr 47 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHoosier National Forest109 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJohn James Audubon State Park150 mi · 3 hrKentuckyPeak: Late October

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveWoodlands Trace259 mi · 5 hr 5 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveHocking Hills Scenic Byway240 mi · 5 hr 22 minDramatic gorges and waterfalls framed by some of the best fall colors in the Midwest.Scenic driveAmish Country Byway293 mi · 6 hr 21 minRolling hills and farmland backed by autumn color.Miamisburg Mound140 mi · 3 hr 10 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorOld Frankfort Pike160 mi · 3 hr 12 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorCherokee Park164 mi · 3 hr 20 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGreen River Lake State Park179 mi · 3 hr 36 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberRaven Run Nature Sanctuary180 mi · 3 hr 41 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorRobert Allerton Park201 mi · 4 hr 13 minIllinoisPeak: Late October

Driving distance and time by road from Brown County.

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Planning Your Trip to Brown County

From Brown County you can reach 16 fall color locations and 0 scenic byways in Indiana, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Brown County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Brown County

How we know when Brown 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.