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 Boone, North Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Boone, North Carolina.

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway96 mi · 2 hr 43 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Pilot Mountain State Park82 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls71 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park89 mi · 2 hr 11 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBiltmore Estate87 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden91 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park95 mi · 2 hr 18 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNorth Carolina Arboretum94 mi · 2 hr 25 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway102 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens99 mi · 2 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHanging Rock State Park108 mi · 2 hr 38 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMabry Mill109 mi · 2 hr 38 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park93 mi · 2 hr 40 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway113 mi · 2 hr 42 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest117 mi · 2 hr 59 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway177 mi · 4 hr 5 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway199 mi · 4 hr 43 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Jones Gap State Park115 mi · 3 hr 1 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGraveyard Fields119 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob120 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCaesars Head State Park117 mi · 3 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorUwharrie National Forest140 mi · 3 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve125 mi · 3 hr 12 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedFoothills Parkway157 mi · 3 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park158 mi · 3 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPandapas Pond154 mi · 3 hr 19 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMorrow Mountain State Park133 mi · 3 hr 20 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedTable Rock State Park131 mi · 3 hr 21 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy132 mi · 3 hr 22 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park175 mi · 3 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center175 mi · 3 hr 31 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain131 mi · 3 hr 32 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway141 mi · 3 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park131 mi · 3 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge175 mi · 3 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMcAfee Knob175 mi · 3 hr 44 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway177 mi · 3 hr 47 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park182 mi · 3 hr 53 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberExplore Park180 mi · 3 hr 53 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)155 mi · 3 hr 57 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest156 mi · 3 hr 58 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park198 mi · 3 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park174 mi · 4 hr 11 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park188 mi · 4 hr 28 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Boone.

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Planning Your Trip to Boone

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

Highlights around Boone

How we know when Boone 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.