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Fall foliage near Avery County, North Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Avery County, North Carolina.

2 to 3 hours

Grayson Highlands State Park67 mi · 2 hr 4 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens84 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park77 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway98 mi · 2 hr 16 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorHungry Mother State Park89 mi · 2 hr 17 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCrowders Mountain State Park95 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden98 mi · 2 hr 23 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park102 mi · 2 hr 26 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPilot Mountain State Park97 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest102 mi · 2 hr 33 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway108 mi · 2 hr 35 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park100 mi · 2 hr 35 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGraveyard Fields104 mi · 2 hr 36 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob105 mi · 2 hr 39 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCaesars Head State Park102 mi · 2 hr 43 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve110 mi · 2 hr 47 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedTable Rock State Park116 mi · 2 hr 55 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy117 mi · 2 hr 56 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway115 mi · 2 hr 57 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway112 mi · 3 hr 9 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway162 mi · 3 hr 39 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway184 mi · 4 hr 17 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Hanging Rock State Park124 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park137 mi · 3 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMabry Mill124 mi · 3 hr 4 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain115 mi · 3 hr 6 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway126 mi · 3 hr 11 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park116 mi · 3 hr 11 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park154 mi · 3 hr 16 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center154 mi · 3 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge153 mi · 3 hr 24 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorUwharrie National Forest140 mi · 3 hr 27 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)140 mi · 3 hr 31 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMorrow Mountain State Park138 mi · 3 hr 32 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedOconee County & Sumter National Forest141 mi · 3 hr 32 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park160 mi · 3 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberPandapas Pond169 mi · 3 hr 42 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park159 mi · 3 hr 45 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park176 mi · 3 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTallulah Gorge State Park173 mi · 4 hr 2 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMcAfee Knob190 mi · 4 hr 7 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park192 mi · 4 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway192 mi · 4 hr 10 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee184 mi · 4 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorExplore Park195 mi · 4 hr 17 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway204 mi · 4 hr 33 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrasstown Bald190 mi · 4 hr 36 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway192 mi · 4 hr 37 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Avery County.

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Planning Your Trip to Avery County

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

Highlights around Avery County

How we know when Avery 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.