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 Black Mountain, North Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Black Mountain, North Carolina.

1 to 2 hours

Catawba Falls38 mi · 1 hr 10 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park53 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields54 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest58 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob56 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway61 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberChimney Rock State Park48 mi · 1 hr 35 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park65 mi · 1 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway72 mi · 1 hr 38 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLinville Gorge66 mi · 1 hr 39 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCaesars Head State Park65 mi · 1 hr 42 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve75 mi · 1 hr 48 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedSouth Mountains State Park76 mi · 1 hr 51 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park81 mi · 1 hr 57 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy82 mi · 1 hr 58 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway112 mi · 2 hr 34 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Foothills Parkway85 mi · 2 hr 2 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain72 mi · 2 hr 4 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway84 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park86 mi · 2 hr 10 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway91 mi · 2 hr 13 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park81 mi · 2 hr 13 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain86 mi · 2 hr 16 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)91 mi · 2 hr 26 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLake Norman State Park117 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest97 mi · 2 hr 31 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBoone & Blowing Rock99 mi · 2 hr 32 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCrowders Mountain State Park111 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge105 mi · 2 hr 37 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park109 mi · 2 hr 41 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park114 mi · 2 hr 42 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park98 mi · 2 hr 42 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberSeven Islands State Birding Park121 mi · 2 hr 47 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden133 mi · 2 hr 53 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park123 mi · 2 hr 57 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park138 mi · 2 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center138 mi · 3 hrTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway134 mi · 3 hr 13 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway199 mi · 4 hr 19 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Freedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway143 mi · 3 hr 5 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee134 mi · 3 hr 10 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park154 mi · 3 hr 21 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park160 mi · 3 hr 28 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorVogel State Park149 mi · 3 hr 30 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain152 mi · 3 hr 31 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald140 mi · 3 hr 31 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway142 mi · 3 hr 33 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway155 mi · 3 hr 34 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPilot Mountain State Park166 mi · 3 hr 36 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park150 mi · 3 hr 51 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park176 mi · 3 hr 52 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHanging Rock State Park185 mi · 3 hr 56 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorUwharrie National Forest181 mi · 3 hr 59 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMorrow Mountain State Park178 mi · 4 hr 3 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedCherohala Skyway166 mi · 4 hr 5 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMabry Mill201 mi · 4 hr 12 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park190 mi · 4 hr 21 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGibbs Gardens196 mi · 4 hr 46 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Black Mountain.

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Planning Your Trip to Black Mountain

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

Highlights around Black Mountain

How we know when Black Mountain 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.