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 Taylor County, Kentucky
Explore locations and scenic byways near Taylor County, Kentucky.
In Taylor County
1 to 2 hours
My Old Kentucky Home State Park52 mi · 1 hr 7 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBernheim Arboretum and Research Forest67 mi · 1 hr 21 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTaylorsville Lake State Park67 mi · 1 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorOtter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area71 mi · 1 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorOld Frankfort Pike87 mi · 1 hr 45 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorJefferson Memorial Forest84 mi · 1 hr 47 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCumberland Falls State Park90 mi · 1 hr 51 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCherokee Park90 mi · 1 hr 52 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorIroquois Park89 mi · 1 hr 52 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorE.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park91 mi · 1 hr 59 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak color
2 to 3 hours
Raven Run Nature Sanctuary89 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorO’Bannon Woods State Park106 mi · 2 hr 23 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberHoosier National Forest128 mi · 2 hr 41 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorLong Hunter State Park137 mi · 2 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorNatural Bridge State Resort Park147 mi · 2 hr 55 minPeak: Late OctoberRed River Gorge150 mi · 2 hr 59 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak color
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveWoodlands Trace184 mi · 3 hr 47 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway223 mi · 4 hr 35 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway278 mi · 5 hr 56 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Nashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)157 mi · 3 hr 1 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeaman Park153 mi · 3 hr 2 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorNorris Dam State Park144 mi · 3 hr 2 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRadnor Lake State Park156 mi · 3 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorClifty Falls State Park140 mi · 3 hr 5 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorHarpeth River State Park163 mi · 3 hr 5 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Boone National Forest154 mi · 3 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorFrozen Head State Park151 mi · 3 hr 8 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFall Creek Falls State Park140 mi · 3 hr 13 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSmale Riverfront Park164 mi · 3 hr 16 minOhioPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorPennyrile Forest State Resort Park169 mi · 3 hr 17 minPeak: Late OctoberJohn James Audubon State Park172 mi · 3 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberSpring Mill State Park145 mi · 3 hr 21 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorApple Hill169 mi · 3 hr 22 minCaliforniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park163 mi · 3 hr 25 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Airy Forest171 mi · 3 hr 27 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorAult Park172 mi · 3 hr 30 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorMontgomery Bell State Park181 mi · 3 hr 32 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center170 mi · 3 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBrown County State Park179 mi · 3 hr 36 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorShawnee Lookout179 mi · 3 hr 37 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorVersailles State Park167 mi · 3 hr 39 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberCarter Caves State Resort Park182 mi · 3 hr 41 minPeak: Mid OctoberSharon Woods182 mi · 3 hr 44 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorDawkins Line Rail Trail193 mi · 3 hr 46 minPeak: Mid OctoberSeven Islands State Birding Park182 mi · 3 hr 52 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge206 mi · 4 hr 23 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCherohala Skyway223 mi · 4 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color
Driving distance and time by road from Taylor County.
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Planning Your Trip to Taylor County
From Taylor 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 Taylor County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Taylor County
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 Taylor 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.