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 Henderson County, Kentucky

Explore locations and scenic byways near Henderson County, Kentucky.

2 to 3 hours

Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway105 mi · 2 hr 1 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorShawnee National Forest83 mi · 2 hr 3 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorO’Bannon Woods State Park103 mi · 2 hr 12 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberShakamak State Park106 mi · 2 hr 19 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberOtter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area107 mi · 2 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSpring Mill State Park111 mi · 2 hr 33 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorIroquois Park132 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBeaman Park136 mi · 2 hr 37 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorE.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park139 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorJefferson Memorial Forest138 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBernheim Arboretum and Research Forest149 mi · 2 hr 49 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)156 mi · 2 hr 55 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrown County State Park150 mi · 2 hr 58 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMy Old Kentucky Home State Park154 mi · 2 hr 58 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHarpeth River State Park148 mi · 2 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park155 mi · 2 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway331 mi · 6 hr 33 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway374 mi · 7 hr 18 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Cataract Falls136 mi · 3 hr 1 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMontgomery Bell State Park142 mi · 3 hr 5 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLong Hunter State Park162 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorTaylorsville Lake State Park164 mi · 3 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGreen River Lake State Park172 mi · 3 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberClifty Falls State Park167 mi · 3 hr 29 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorTurkey Run State Park153 mi · 3 hr 32 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorReelfoot Lake State Park188 mi · 3 hr 43 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberVersailles State Park191 mi · 4 hr 3 minIndianaPeak: Late October

Driving distance and time by road from Henderson County.

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Planning Your Trip to Henderson County

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

Highlights around Henderson County

How we know when Henderson 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.