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 Leelanau County, Michigan

Explore locations and scenic byways near Leelanau County, Michigan.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveRiver Road Scenic Byway142 mi · 3 hr 14 minPanoramic views over the AuSable River Valley from high bluffs, with fall color.Scenic driveDoor County Coastal Byway480 mi · 10 hr 15 minFall foliage against the blue water of Lake Michigan and Green Bay.Scenic driveGunflint Trail Scenic Byway668 mi · 14 hr 31 minDeep in the boreal forest, offering spectacular yellow birches and aspens.Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan222 mi · 4 hr 39 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorPictured Rocks National Lakeshore261 mi · 5 hr 30 minPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorUpper Peninsula (U.P.)305 mi · 6 hr 23 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorDoor County (Peninsula State Park, Cave Point)427 mi · 8 hr 50 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorCave Point County Park452 mi · 9 hr 32 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorThe Ridges Sanctuary461 mi · 9 hr 44 minWisconsinPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Leelanau County.

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Planning Your Trip to Leelanau County

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

Highlights around Leelanau County

How we know when Leelanau 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.