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 Whitley County, Kentucky
Explore locations and scenic byways near Whitley County, Kentucky.
In Whitley County
1 to 2 hours
Norris Dam State Park66 mi · 1 hr 23 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park84 mi · 1 hr 46 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park79 mi · 1 hr 50 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGreen River Lake State Park91 mi · 1 hr 52 minPeak: Late OctoberIjams Nature Center91 mi · 1 hr 55 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color
2 to 3 hours
Natural Bridge State Resort Park91 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberRaven Run Nature Sanctuary100 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorCherokee Park105 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorRed River Gorge93 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorOld Frankfort Pike109 mi · 2 hr 9 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorSeven Islands State Birding Park104 mi · 2 hr 13 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorDaniel Boone National Forest103 mi · 2 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorMy Old Kentucky Home State Park122 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTaylorsville Lake State Park136 mi · 2 hr 42 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge127 mi · 2 hr 44 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBernheim Arboretum and Research Forest138 mi · 2 hr 50 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorDawkins Line Rail Trail131 mi · 2 hr 52 minPeak: Mid OctoberFoothills Parkway135 mi · 2 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park135 mi · 2 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Late October
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveCherohala Skyway166 mi · 3 hr 34 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway207 mi · 4 hr 32 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway274 mi · 5 hr 50 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park152 mi · 3 hr 11 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorCherohala Skyway152 mi · 3 hr 11 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)141 mi · 3 hr 11 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorOtter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area158 mi · 3 hr 16 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJefferson Memorial Forest157 mi · 3 hr 18 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIroquois Park164 mi · 3 hr 23 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park133 mi · 3 hr 23 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorStringer's Ridge Park161 mi · 3 hr 23 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTennessee River Gorge161 mi · 3 hr 27 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTennessee Riverpark165 mi · 3 hr 28 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCarter Caves State Resort Park173 mi · 3 hr 28 minPeak: Mid OctoberLong Hunter State Park189 mi · 3 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorO’Bannon Woods State Park192 mi · 4 hr 2 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)213 mi · 4 hr 3 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeaman Park209 mi · 4 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorRadnor Lake State Park212 mi · 4 hr 6 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorClifty Falls State Park186 mi · 4 hr 10 minIndianaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorNorth Carolina Arboretum200 mi · 4 hr 11 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park194 mi · 4 hr 12 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorBiltmore Estate202 mi · 4 hr 13 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway199 mi · 4 hr 20 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFort Mountain State Park204 mi · 4 hr 21 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberCherokee186 mi · 4 hr 26 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorShawnee State Forest206 mi · 4 hr 26 minOhioPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlack Balsam Knob205 mi · 4 hr 27 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGraveyard Fields207 mi · 4 hr 29 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMount Mitchell State Park208 mi · 4 hr 37 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCraggy Gardens220 mi · 4 hr 38 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlue Ridge Parkway212 mi · 4 hr 42 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest212 mi · 4 hr 44 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCatawba Falls223 mi · 4 hr 45 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorVogel State Park218 mi · 4 hr 47 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain212 mi · 4 hr 47 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlood Mountain221 mi · 4 hr 48 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway218 mi · 4 hr 50 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway219 mi · 4 hr 56 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberPrentice Cooper State Forest187 mi · 4 hr 56 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBrasstown Bald225 mi · 5 hr 2 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park240 mi · 5 hr 10 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color
Driving distance and time by road from Whitley County.
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Planning Your Trip to Whitley County
From Whitley 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 Whitley County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Whitley County
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
Daniel Boone National Forest
US Forest Service - Southern Region · Public domain
How we know when Whitley 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.