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 Parke County, Indiana

Explore locations and scenic byways near Parke County, Indiana.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveWoodlands Trace254 mi · 5 hr 25 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveHocking Hills Scenic Byway304 mi · 6 hr 18 minDramatic gorges and waterfalls framed by some of the best fall colors in the Midwest.Scenic driveAmish Country Byway326 mi · 6 hr 52 minRolling hills and farmland backed by autumn color.Spring Mill State Park117 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorVersailles State Park150 mi · 3 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberBlack Partridge Park161 mi · 3 hr 21 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJackson Park143 mi · 3 hr 28 minIllinoisPeak: Mid NovemberJohn James Audubon State Park153 mi · 3 hr 32 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberMt. Airy Forest178 mi · 3 hr 36 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorShawnee Lookout175 mi · 3 hr 36 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorStarved Rock State Park185 mi · 3 hr 39 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorClifty Falls State Park162 mi · 3 hr 47 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorLincoln Park157 mi · 3 hr 50 minIllinoisPeak: Mid NovemberStatus: High colorHoosier National Forest155 mi · 3 hr 53 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorE.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park194 mi · 3 hr 54 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorPotato Creek State Park160 mi · 3 hr 54 minPeak: Late OctoberIroquois Park195 mi · 3 hr 58 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMorton Arboretum168 mi · 4 hr 1 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTom and Jane Dustin Nature Preserve (Fort Wayne)179 mi · 4 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorJefferson Memorial Forest202 mi · 4 hr 6 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorWarren Dunes State Park188 mi · 4 hr 7 minMichiganPeak: Early NovemberGrand Mere State Park193 mi · 4 hr 9 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberBlackwell Forest Preserve176 mi · 4 hr 14 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBonneyville Mill County Park (Elkhart County)186 mi · 4 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorO’Bannon Woods State Park173 mi · 4 hr 24 minPeak: Late OctoberOtter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area187 mi · 4 hr 32 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color

Driving distance and time by road from Parke County.

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Planning Your Trip to Parke County

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

Highlights around Parke County

How we know when Parke 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.