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 Asheville, North Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Asheville, North Carolina.

1 to 2 hours

Catawba Falls33 mi · 1 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway45 mi · 1 hr 12 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate49 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGrandfather Mountain45 mi · 1 hr 18 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park47 mi · 1 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park48 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens61 mi · 1 hr 33 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBoone & Blowing Rock58 mi · 1 hr 35 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park54 mi · 1 hr 41 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway78 mi · 1 hr 50 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLake Norman State Park88 mi · 1 hr 57 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest79 mi · 2 hrPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Graveyard Fields81 mi · 2 hr 3 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park77 mi · 2 hr 3 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park82 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Balsam Knob82 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKings Mountain State Park85 mi · 2 hr 9 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park79 mi · 2 hr 10 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve87 mi · 2 hr 14 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden104 mi · 2 hr 21 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park93 mi · 2 hr 22 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy94 mi · 2 hr 24 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway115 mi · 2 hr 33 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSassafras Mountain92 mi · 2 hr 33 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway111 mi · 2 hr 34 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway103 mi · 2 hr 38 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park93 mi · 2 hr 39 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)117 mi · 2 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest118 mi · 3 hrSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway139 mi · 3 hr 6 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway161 mi · 3 hr 45 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway170 mi · 3 hr 48 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Pilot Mountain State Park137 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park122 mi · 3 hr 5 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGrayson Highlands State Park107 mi · 3 hr 5 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge119 mi · 3 hr 8 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park125 mi · 3 hr 12 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park136 mi · 3 hr 13 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park124 mi · 3 hr 13 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberIjams Nature Center139 mi · 3 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park139 mi · 3 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorHanging Rock State Park156 mi · 3 hr 24 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorUwharrie National Forest152 mi · 3 hr 27 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park150 mi · 3 hr 29 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMorrow Mountain State Park149 mi · 3 hr 31 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedMabry Mill173 mi · 3 hr 40 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee161 mi · 3 hr 41 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park162 mi · 3 hr 46 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorVogel State Park176 mi · 4 hr 2 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain179 mi · 4 hr 3 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald167 mi · 4 hr 3 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway169 mi · 4 hr 4 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway182 mi · 4 hr 6 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park177 mi · 4 hr 10 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway180 mi · 4 hr 23 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPandapas Pond222 mi · 4 hr 31 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park217 mi · 4 hr 52 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Asheville.

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Planning Your Trip to Asheville

From Asheville you can reach 24 fall color locations and 2 scenic byways in North Carolina, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

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

Highlights around Asheville

How we know when Asheville 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.