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 Clermont, Kentucky
Explore locations and scenic byways near Clermont, Kentucky.
30 to 60 minutes
Jefferson Memorial Forest19 mi · 31 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIroquois Park24 mi · 36 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorE.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park34 mi · 49 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorOtter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area36 mi · 53 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTaylorsville Lake State Park37 mi · 1 hrPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak color
1 to 2 hours
Green River Lake State Park68 mi · 1 hr 23 minPeak: Late OctoberOld Frankfort Pike73 mi · 1 hr 29 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorO’Bannon Woods State Park63 mi · 1 hr 31 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberCherokee Park76 mi · 1 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorHoosier National Forest81 mi · 1 hr 43 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorClifty Falls State Park75 mi · 1 hr 49 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak color
2 to 3 hours
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary88 mi · 2 hr 1 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorSpring Mill State Park87 mi · 2 hr 8 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorBrown County State Park114 mi · 2 hr 20 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSmale Riverfront Park122 mi · 2 hr 22 minOhioPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorVersailles State Park99 mi · 2 hr 23 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberApple Hill127 mi · 2 hr 28 minCaliforniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMt. Airy Forest129 mi · 2 hr 33 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorAult Park130 mi · 2 hr 35 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorNatural Bridge State Resort Park133 mi · 2 hr 40 minPeak: Late OctoberShawnee Lookout137 mi · 2 hr 43 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorRed River Gorge136 mi · 2 hr 44 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorPennyrile Forest State Resort Park146 mi · 2 hr 47 minPeak: Late OctoberCumberland Falls State Park138 mi · 2 hr 49 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSharon Woods140 mi · 2 hr 49 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJohn James Audubon State Park148 mi · 2 hr 49 minPeak: Late OctoberDaniel Boone National Forest140 mi · 2 hr 53 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorHolliday Park (Indianapolis)149 mi · 2 hr 56 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorEagle Creek Park151 mi · 2 hr 57 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)161 mi · 2 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeaman Park157 mi · 3 hrTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High color
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveWoodlands Trace185 mi · 3 hr 32 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveHocking Hills Scenic Byway253 mi · 5 hr 25 minDramatic gorges and waterfalls framed by some of the best fall colors in the Midwest.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway253 mi · 5 hr 26 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Radnor Lake State Park160 mi · 3 hr 2 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorHarpeth River State Park167 mi · 3 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFlat Fork Creek Park154 mi · 3 hr 7 minIndianaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorLong Hunter State Park161 mi · 3 hr 8 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorMiamisburg Mound165 mi · 3 hr 21 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCarter Caves State Resort Park168 mi · 3 hr 26 minPeak: Mid OctoberCataract Falls149 mi · 3 hr 29 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorDawkins Line Rail Trail179 mi · 3 hr 31 minPeak: Mid OctoberShakamak State Park153 mi · 3 hr 36 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberNorris Dam State Park192 mi · 3 hr 46 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorShawnee State Forest181 mi · 4 hr 2 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFrozen Head State Park199 mi · 4 hr 6 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color
Driving distance and time by road from Clermont.
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Planning Your Trip to Clermont
From Clermont you can reach 20 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in Kentucky, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.
When to Visit
Across the destinations we track around Clermont, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Clermont
Old Frankfort Pike
Pro. by M. P. Linney Co., Lexington, KY. · Public domain
Hoosier National Forest
Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domain
Red River Gorge
A. E. Crane, U.S. Department of Transportation · Public domain
Daniel Boone National Forest
US Forest Service - Southern Region · Public domain
How we know when Clermont 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.