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 Indianapolis, Indiana

Explore locations and scenic byways near Indianapolis, Indiana.

2 to 3 hours

Versailles State Park92 mi · 2 hr 3 minPeak: Late OctoberSpring Mill State Park98 mi · 2 hr 9 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorMt. Airy Forest120 mi · 2 hr 20 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorShawnee Lookout117 mi · 2 hr 20 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorSmale Riverfront Park127 mi · 2 hr 27 minOhioPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorClifty Falls State Park105 mi · 2 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorSharon Woods131 mi · 2 hr 32 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorE.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park136 mi · 2 hr 38 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorAult Park133 mi · 2 hr 38 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorApple Hill137 mi · 2 hr 40 minCaliforniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorIroquois Park137 mi · 2 hr 43 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMiamisburg Mound123 mi · 2 hr 47 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRobert Allerton Park144 mi · 2 hr 50 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberTom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve (Fort Wayne)138 mi · 2 hr 51 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorJefferson Memorial Forest144 mi · 2 hr 51 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBernheim Arboretum and Research Forest153 mi · 2 hr 55 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveHocking Hills Scenic Byway245 mi · 4 hr 57 minDramatic gorges and waterfalls framed by some of the best fall colors in the Midwest.Scenic driveWoodlands Trace283 mi · 5 hr 20 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveAmish Country Byway267 mi · 5 hr 30 minRolling hills and farmland backed by autumn color.Taylorsville Lake State Park166 mi · 3 hr 10 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorPotato Creek State Park143 mi · 3 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberO’Bannon Woods State Park157 mi · 3 hr 12 minPeak: Late OctoberJackson Park163 mi · 3 hr 16 minIllinoisPeak: Mid NovemberHoosier National Forest144 mi · 3 hr 17 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorOtter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area160 mi · 3 hr 18 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMy Old Kentucky Home State Park170 mi · 3 hr 22 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPokagon State Park173 mi · 3 hr 30 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorBonneyville Mill County Park (Elkhart County)169 mi · 3 hr 38 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWarren Dunes State Park188 mi · 3 hr 46 minMichiganPeak: Early NovemberGrand Mere State Park193 mi · 3 hr 48 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberFred Russ Forest181 mi · 3 hr 58 minMichiganPeak: Mid October

Driving distance and time by road from Indianapolis.

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Planning Your Trip to Indianapolis

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

Highlights around Indianapolis

How we know when Indianapolis 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.