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 Urbana, Maryland

Explore locations and scenic byways near Urbana, Maryland.

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveSkyline Drive71 mi · 1 hr 45 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Northern Virginia Parks40 mi · 1 hr 2 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHistoric National Road40 mi · 1 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)39 mi · 1 hr 10 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Falls Park42 mi · 1 hr 13 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGettysburg49 mi · 1 hr 14 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDruid Hill Park51 mi · 1 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Road56 mi · 1 hr 23 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park63 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAnnapolis70 mi · 1 hr 38 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGunpowder Falls State Park71 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Green Ridge State Forest89 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRocks State Park78 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Allegheny Passage108 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEastern Shore Waterways108 mi · 2 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWhite Clay Creek State Park117 mi · 2 hr 38 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChestertown114 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWilmington & Western Railroad123 mi · 2 hr 42 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County109 mi · 2 hr 45 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park128 mi · 2 hr 47 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrandywine Creek State Park131 mi · 2 hr 52 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate129 mi · 2 hr 52 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens130 mi · 2 hr 53 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center127 mi · 2 hr 54 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLewis Ginter Botanical Garden139 mi · 2 hr 55 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLaurel Highlands140 mi · 2 hr 56 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLongwood Gardens130 mi · 2 hr 57 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Libby Hill Park146 mi · 3 hr 5 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMaymont145 mi · 3 hr 6 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorKillens Pond State Park130 mi · 3 hr 7 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge145 mi · 3 hr 8 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVirginia Capital Trail147 mi · 3 hr 8 minVirginiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorRoute 30144 mi · 3 hr 12 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park146 mi · 3 hr 15 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOhiopyle State Park155 mi · 3 hr 24 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorShenandoah National Park118 mi · 3 hr 25 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge138 mi · 3 hr 26 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTrap Pond State Park147 mi · 3 hr 29 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPocahontas State Park162 mi · 3 hr 29 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVeritas Vineyards & Winery171 mi · 3 hr 32 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge147 mi · 3 hr 34 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park170 mi · 3 hr 36 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum162 mi · 3 hr 37 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park162 mi · 3 hr 40 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJunction & Breakwater Trail155 mi · 3 hr 44 minDelawarePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCape Henlopen State Park157 mi · 3 hr 50 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest181 mi · 4 hr 6 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBear Creek Lake State Park193 mi · 4 hr 9 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTyler State Park183 mi · 4 hr 12 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNockamixon State Park190 mi · 4 hr 14 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Crossing Historic Park192 mi · 4 hr 14 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHigh Bridge Trail State Park211 mi · 4 hr 30 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

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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 Urbana. Entries marked “direct” are straight-line distance, where no route could be measured.

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Planning Your Trip to Urbana

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

Highlights around Urbana

How we know when Urbana 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.