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 Lawrence County, Indiana

Explore locations and scenic byways near Lawrence County, Indiana.

2 to 3 hours

Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area78 mi · 2 hr 4 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJefferson Memorial Forest76 mi · 2 hr 5 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorShakamak State Park73 mi · 2 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberBernheim Arboretum and Research Forest87 mi · 2 hr 10 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorEagle Creek Park98 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHolliday Park (Indianapolis)99 mi · 2 hr 23 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTaylorsville Lake State Park101 mi · 2 hr 28 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorVersailles State Park91 mi · 2 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberFlat Fork Creek Park111 mi · 2 hr 34 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorMy Old Kentucky Home State Park104 mi · 2 hr 37 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJohn James Audubon State Park112 mi · 2 hr 38 minKentuckyPeak: Late October

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveWoodlands Trace221 mi · 4 hr 43 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveHocking Hills Scenic Byway274 mi · 6 hr 26 minDramatic gorges and waterfalls framed by some of the best fall colors in the Midwest.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway332 mi · 7 hr 30 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Old Frankfort Pike133 mi · 3 hr 4 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorTurkey Run State Park118 mi · 3 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorCherokee Park137 mi · 3 hr 11 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorShawnee Lookout122 mi · 3 hr 16 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorSmale Riverfront Park136 mi · 3 hr 21 minOhioPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorGreen River Lake State Park146 mi · 3 hr 24 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberApple Hill140 mi · 3 hr 26 minCaliforniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMt. Airy Forest142 mi · 3 hr 31 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRaven Run Nature Sanctuary153 mi · 3 hr 32 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorAult Park143 mi · 3 hr 34 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorSharon Woods148 mi · 3 hr 45 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPennyrile Forest State Resort Park182 mi · 4 hr 5 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberMiamisburg Mound172 mi · 4 hr 19 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorShawnee National Forest186 mi · 4 hr 24 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRobert Allerton Park219 mi · 4 hr 48 minIllinoisPeak: Late October

Driving distance and time by road from Lawrence County.

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Planning Your Trip to Lawrence County

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

Highlights around Lawrence County

How we know when Lawrence 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.