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 Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Explore locations and scenic byways near Grand Traverse County, Michigan.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveDoor County Coastal Byway468 mi · 9 hr 54 minFall foliage against the blue water of Lake Michigan and Green Bay.Scenic driveGunflint Trail Scenic Byway655 mi · 14 hr 9 minDeep in the boreal forest, offering spectacular yellow birches and aspens.Holland State Park182 mi · 3 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTahquamenon Falls, Michigan209 mi · 4 hr 18 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorPictured Rocks National Lakeshore248 mi · 5 hr 9 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorUpper Peninsula (U.P.)293 mi · 6 hr 1 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorDoor County (Peninsula State Park, Cave Point)415 mi · 8 hr 29 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorCave Point County Park439 mi · 9 hr 10 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorThe Ridges Sanctuary449 mi · 9 hr 23 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Grand Traverse County.

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Planning Your Trip to Grand Traverse County

From Grand Traverse County 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 Grand Traverse County, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Grand Traverse County

How we know when Grand Traverse 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.