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 Chestertown, Maryland

Explore locations and scenic byways near Chestertown, Maryland.

1 to 2 hours

Killens Pond State Park38 mi · 1 hr 9 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAnnapolis47 mi · 1 hr 10 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorWhite Clay Creek State Park48 mi · 1 hr 11 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge39 mi · 1 hr 12 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWilmington & Western Railroad52 mi · 1 hr 12 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park57 mi · 1 hr 17 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrandywine Creek State Park60 mi · 1 hr 22 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate58 mi · 1 hr 22 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens59 mi · 1 hr 23 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center56 mi · 1 hr 24 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLongwood Gardens65 mi · 1 hr 33 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge66 mi · 1 hr 39 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge74 mi · 1 hr 39 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park75 mi · 1 hr 45 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTrap Pond State Park70 mi · 1 hr 47 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJunction & Breakwater Trail75 mi · 1 hr 50 minDelawarePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorDruid Hill Park70 mi · 1 hr 50 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Road75 mi · 1 hr 56 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCape Henlopen State Park78 mi · 1 hr 57 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPatapsco Valley State Park79 mi · 1 hr 58 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHistoric National Road78 mi · 1 hr 59 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway114 mi · 2 hr 35 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Rocks State Park77 mi · 2 hr 3 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway89 mi · 2 hr 3 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum91 mi · 2 hr 7 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park87 mi · 2 hr 8 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park89 mi · 2 hr 10 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park91 mi · 2 hr 10 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorthern Virginia Parks93 mi · 2 hr 10 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County86 mi · 2 hr 17 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Falls Park95 mi · 2 hr 21 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)97 mi · 2 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGunpowder Falls State Park98 mi · 2 hr 23 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlack Hill Regional Park101 mi · 2 hr 24 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest107 mi · 2 hr 34 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSugarloaf Mountain114 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTyler State Park112 mi · 2 hr 42 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Crossing Historic Park121 mi · 2 hr 45 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCunningham Falls State Park123 mi · 2 hr 46 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNockamixon State Park119 mi · 2 hr 46 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Monument State Park122 mi · 2 hr 49 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSweet Run State Park127 mi · 2 hr 49 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDouble Trouble State Park129 mi · 2 hr 59 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGettysburg120 mi · 3 hrPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveSkyline Drive146 mi · 3 hr 15 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Scenic driveMerritt Parkway198 mi · 4 hr 16 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Duke Farms (Hillsborough)140 mi · 3 hr 11 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park149 mi · 3 hr 13 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHacklebarney State Park166 mi · 3 hr 38 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJenny Jump State Forest159 mi · 3 hr 39 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLewis Ginter Botanical Garden177 mi · 3 hr 47 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPocono Mountains181 mi · 3 hr 48 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLibby Hill Park185 mi · 3 hr 57 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMaymont183 mi · 3 hr 58 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorVirginia Capital Trail186 mi · 3 hr 59 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreen Ridge State Forest184 mi · 4 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area185 mi · 4 hr 28 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorShenandoah National Park180 mi · 4 hr 37 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Chestertown.

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Planning Your Trip to Chestertown

From Chestertown you can reach 17 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in Maryland, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Chestertown, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Chestertown

How we know when Chestertown 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.