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 Meade County, Kentucky
Explore locations and scenic byways near Meade County, Kentucky.
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
O’Bannon Woods State Park39 mi · 1 hr 3 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberMy Old Kentucky Home State Park46 mi · 1 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorE.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park50 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorHoosier National Forest60 mi · 1 hr 22 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTaylorsville Lake State Park65 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGreen River Lake State Park72 mi · 1 hr 38 minPeak: Late October
2 to 3 hours
Spring Mill State Park77 mi · 2 hr 2 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorOld Frankfort Pike101 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorClifty Falls State Park83 mi · 2 hr 13 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorCherokee Park106 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorJohn James Audubon State Park107 mi · 2 hr 23 minPeak: Late OctoberRaven Run Nature Sanctuary122 mi · 2 hr 36 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorBrown County State Park122 mi · 2 hr 44 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSmale Riverfront Park133 mi · 2 hr 46 minOhioPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorVersailles State Park107 mi · 2 hr 47 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberApple Hill138 mi · 2 hr 52 minCaliforniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMt. Airy Forest139 mi · 2 hr 57 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorAult Park140 mi · 3 hrOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorPennyrile Forest State Resort Park149 mi · 3 hrPeak: Late October
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveWoodlands Trace184 mi · 3 hr 39 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway258 mi · 5 hr 44 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveHocking Hills Scenic Byway271 mi · 5 hr 52 minDramatic gorges and waterfalls framed by some of the best fall colors in the Midwest.Natural Bridge State Resort Park158 mi · 3 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberShawnee Lookout147 mi · 3 hr 7 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorRed River Gorge161 mi · 3 hr 10 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorSharon Woods151 mi · 3 hr 14 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCumberland Falls State Park158 mi · 3 hr 16 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)166 mi · 3 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeaman Park162 mi · 3 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorDaniel Boone National Forest165 mi · 3 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorHolliday Park (Indianapolis)156 mi · 3 hr 20 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRadnor Lake State Park165 mi · 3 hr 20 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorEagle Creek Park158 mi · 3 hr 21 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHarpeth River State Park171 mi · 3 hr 22 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCataract Falls140 mi · 3 hr 23 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorLong Hunter State Park166 mi · 3 hr 25 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorWoodlands Trace National Scenic Byway179 mi · 3 hr 29 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorShakamak State Park144 mi · 3 hr 30 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberFlat Fork Creek Park162 mi · 3 hr 31 minIndianaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorMiamisburg Mound176 mi · 3 hr 45 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMontgomery Bell State Park190 mi · 3 hr 48 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorShawnee National Forest186 mi · 4 hr 12 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTurkey Run State Park188 mi · 4 hr 33 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak color
Driving distance and time by road from Meade County.
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Planning Your Trip to Meade County
From Meade 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 Meade County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Meade County
Hoosier National Forest
Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domain
Old Frankfort Pike
Pro. by M. P. Linney Co., Lexington, KY. · 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 Meade 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.