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 Friendship Township, Michigan

Explore locations and scenic byways near Friendship Township, Michigan.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveRiver Road Scenic Byway155 mi · 3 hr 7 minPanoramic views over the AuSable River Valley from high bluffs, with fall color.Scenic driveDoor County Coastal Byway379 mi · 8 hr 17 minFall foliage against the blue water of Lake Michigan and Green Bay.Scenic driveGunflint Trail Scenic Byway566 mi · 12 hr 31 minDeep in the boreal forest, offering spectacular yellow birches and aspens.Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore159 mi · 3 hr 31 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorUpper Peninsula (U.P.)203 mi · 4 hr 23 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorDoor County (Peninsula State Park, Cave Point)325 mi · 6 hr 51 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorCave Point County Park349 mi · 7 hr 32 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorThe Ridges Sanctuary359 mi · 7 hr 45 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Friendship Township.

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Planning Your Trip to Friendship Township

From Friendship Township you can reach 18 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in Michigan, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

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

Highlights around Friendship Township

How we know when Friendship Township 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.