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 Menifee County, Kentucky
Explore locations and scenic byways near Menifee County, Kentucky.
In Menifee County
Under 30 minutes
1 to 2 hours
Dawkins Line Rail Trail52 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak: Mid OctoberOld Frankfort Pike66 mi · 1 hr 25 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorCherokee Park67 mi · 1 hr 30 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorRaven Run Nature Sanctuary70 mi · 1 hr 41 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorCarter Caves State Resort Park71 mi · 1 hr 51 minPeak: Mid October
2 to 3 hours
Cumberland Falls State Park103 mi · 2 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTaylorsville Lake State Park120 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorMy Old Kentucky Home State Park124 mi · 2 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorE.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park127 mi · 2 hr 35 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorSmale Riverfront Park140 mi · 2 hr 45 minOhioPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorApple Hill145 mi · 2 hr 51 minCaliforniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorIroquois Park140 mi · 2 hr 51 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorJefferson Memorial Forest143 mi · 2 hr 52 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBernheim Arboretum and Research Forest139 mi · 2 hr 53 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Airy Forest146 mi · 2 hr 56 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorAult Park148 mi · 2 hr 59 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak color
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveHocking Hills Scenic Byway180 mi · 4 hr 10 minDramatic gorges and waterfalls framed by some of the best fall colors in the Midwest.Scenic driveHighland Scenic Highway257 mi · 5 hr 18 minCrosses the mountains of the Monongahela National Forest.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway248 mi · 5 hr 20 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Shawnee State Forest132 mi · 3 hr 1 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorShawnee Lookout154 mi · 3 hr 6 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorNorris Dam State Park148 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGreen River Lake State Park153 mi · 3 hr 9 minPeak: Late OctoberSharon Woods158 mi · 3 hr 13 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorOtter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area165 mi · 3 hr 20 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park166 mi · 3 hr 32 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorClifty Falls State Park152 mi · 3 hr 34 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorO’Bannon Woods State Park172 mi · 3 hr 37 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberVersailles State Park176 mi · 3 hr 39 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberIjams Nature Center173 mi · 3 hr 41 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMiamisburg Mound183 mi · 3 hr 45 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFrozen Head State Park180 mi · 3 hr 55 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSeven Islands State Birding Park186 mi · 3 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHocking Hills State Park183 mi · 4 hr 16 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorPinnacle Rock State Park201 mi · 4 hr 29 minWest VirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge210 mi · 4 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFoothills Parkway206 mi · 4 hr 33 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorClear Creek Metro Park200 mi · 4 hr 37 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorHungry Mother State Park199 mi · 4 hr 40 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorMercer County (Camp Creek, Pinnacle Rock)209 mi · 4 hr 40 minWest VirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorCamp Creek State Park227 mi · 4 hr 50 minWest VirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorRoan Mountain State Park222 mi · 4 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorBabcock State Park220 mi · 4 hr 56 minWest VirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGrayson Highlands State Park219 mi · 5 hr 13 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve231 mi · 5 hr 20 minWest VirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color
Driving distance and time by road from Menifee County.
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Planning Your Trip to Menifee County
From Menifee 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 Menifee County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Menifee County
Daniel Boone National Forest
US Forest Service - Southern Region · Public domain
Red River Gorge
A. E. Crane, U.S. Department of Transportation · Public domain
Old Frankfort Pike
Pro. by M. P. Linney Co., Lexington, KY. · Public domain
Hocking Hills State Park
Public domain
How we know when Menifee 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.