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 Montgomery County, Maryland

Explore locations and scenic byways near Montgomery County, Maryland.

30 to 60 minutes

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway27 mi · 38 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Sugarloaf Mountain12 mi · 33 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway24 mi · 38 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorthern Virginia Parks28 mi · 46 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCunningham Falls State Park33 mi · 49 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Monument State Park31 mi · 51 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSweet Run State Park37 mi · 52 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPatapsco Valley State Park32 mi · 56 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Falls Park30 mi · 57 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHistoric National Road33 mi · 1 hrPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Rocks State Park72 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreen Ridge State Forest93 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorEastern Shore Waterways96 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGreat Allegheny Passage112 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChestertown102 mi · 2 hr 24 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park114 mi · 2 hr 33 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWilmington & Western Railroad120 mi · 2 hr 37 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLewis Ginter Botanical Garden126 mi · 2 hr 39 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park125 mi · 2 hr 41 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County98 mi · 2 hr 41 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate127 mi · 2 hr 46 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrandywine Creek State Park128 mi · 2 hr 47 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens127 mi · 2 hr 48 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center125 mi · 2 hr 49 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLibby Hill Park134 mi · 2 hr 49 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMaymont133 mi · 2 hr 50 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorKillens Pond State Park118 mi · 2 hr 51 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVirginia Capital Trail135 mi · 2 hr 51 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLongwood Gardens127 mi · 2 hr 52 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLaurel Highlands145 mi · 2 hr 58 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge143 mi · 3 hr 3 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge126 mi · 3 hr 10 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park143 mi · 3 hr 10 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTrap Pond State Park135 mi · 3 hr 12 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPocahontas State Park150 mi · 3 hr 13 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorShenandoah National Park122 mi · 3 hr 13 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 30149 mi · 3 hr 15 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge135 mi · 3 hr 17 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJunction & Breakwater Trail143 mi · 3 hr 27 minDelawarePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorOhiopyle State Park159 mi · 3 hr 27 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum160 mi · 3 hr 31 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park156 mi · 3 hr 32 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVeritas Vineyards & Winery155 mi · 3 hr 33 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCape Henlopen State Park145 mi · 3 hr 34 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park160 mi · 3 hr 34 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBear Creek Lake State Park181 mi · 3 hr 52 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest179 mi · 4 hr 1 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTyler State Park181 mi · 4 hr 7 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Crossing Historic Park189 mi · 4 hr 9 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNockamixon State Park187 mi · 4 hr 11 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHigh Bridge Trail State Park199 mi · 4 hr 14 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Road route not measured

We publish a driving time only where we have measured one by road. These show straight-line distance instead.

Driving distance and time by road from Montgomery County. Entries marked “direct” are straight-line distance, where no route could be measured.

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Planning Your Trip to Montgomery County

From Montgomery County 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 Montgomery County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Montgomery County

How we know when Montgomery 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.