Sep 1Dec 31
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 Perry County, Indiana
Explore locations and scenic byways near Perry County, Indiana.
In Perry County
1 to 2 hours
O’Bannon Woods State Park34 mi · 1 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberOtter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area60 mi · 1 hr 21 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorIroquois Park63 mi · 1 hr 26 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorE.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park69 mi · 1 hr 31 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorJefferson Memorial Forest69 mi · 1 hr 38 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorJohn James Audubon State Park80 mi · 1 hr 40 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberSpring Mill State Park57 mi · 1 hr 42 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorBernheim Arboretum and Research Forest80 mi · 1 hr 43 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTaylorsville Lake State Park94 mi · 2 hrKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak color
2 to 3 hours
My Old Kentucky Home State Park97 mi · 2 hr 10 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorClifty Falls State Park97 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorOld Frankfort Pike126 mi · 2 hr 37 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorShakamak State Park106 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberGreen River Lake State Park128 mi · 2 hr 42 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberCherokee Park130 mi · 2 hr 44 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorBrown County State Park110 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVersailles State Park121 mi · 2 hr 53 minPeak: Late OctoberSmale Riverfront Park153 mi · 3 hrOhioPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak color
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveWoodlands Trace170 mi · 3 hr 44 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveHocking Hills Scenic Byway291 mi · 6 hr 6 minDramatic gorges and waterfalls framed by some of the best fall colors in the Midwest.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway313 mi · 6 hr 48 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Cataract Falls116 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRaven Run Nature Sanctuary147 mi · 3 hr 5 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorPennyrile Forest State Resort Park135 mi · 3 hr 5 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberApple Hill158 mi · 3 hr 6 minCaliforniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMt. Airy Forest159 mi · 3 hr 11 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorAult Park160 mi · 3 hr 14 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorEagle Creek Park145 mi · 3 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorShawnee Lookout167 mi · 3 hr 21 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorHolliday Park (Indianapolis)171 mi · 3 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorShawnee National Forest154 mi · 3 hr 27 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSharon Woods171 mi · 3 hr 28 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWoodlands Trace National Scenic Byway165 mi · 3 hr 34 minKentuckyPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFlat Fork Creek Park177 mi · 3 hr 37 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorBeaman Park170 mi · 3 hr 51 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorTurkey Run State Park155 mi · 3 hr 53 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)192 mi · 3 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park191 mi · 4 hr 1 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorHarpeth River State Park198 mi · 4 hr 3 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLong Hunter State Park192 mi · 4 hr 6 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak color
Driving distance and time by road from Perry County.
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Planning Your Trip to Perry County
From Perry 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 Perry County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Perry County
Hoosier National Forest
Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domain
Old Frankfort Pike
Pro. by M. P. Linney Co., Lexington, KY. · Public domain
How we know when Perry 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.