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 Burke County, North Carolina

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

2 to 3 hours

Crowders Mountain State Park83 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest83 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields85 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park82 mi · 2 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park86 mi · 2 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Balsam Knob87 mi · 2 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCaesars Head State Park83 mi · 2 hr 15 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve91 mi · 2 hr 19 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden105 mi · 2 hr 21 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park97 mi · 2 hr 27 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy98 mi · 2 hr 29 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park85 mi · 2 hr 31 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway116 mi · 2 hr 32 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSassafras Mountain97 mi · 2 hr 38 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHungry Mother State Park102 mi · 2 hr 38 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway116 mi · 2 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway107 mi · 2 hr 43 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park97 mi · 2 hr 44 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPilot Mountain State Park115 mi · 2 hr 55 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway143 mi · 3 hr 11 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway129 mi · 3 hr 36 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway165 mi · 3 hr 50 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)122 mi · 3 hr 3 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest122 mi · 3 hr 5 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge137 mi · 3 hr 14 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park141 mi · 3 hr 18 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSeven Islands State Birding Park145 mi · 3 hr 18 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park129 mi · 3 hr 19 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberHanging Rock State Park157 mi · 3 hr 23 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorUwharrie National Forest153 mi · 3 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMorrow Mountain State Park151 mi · 3 hr 30 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedSharp's Ridge Memorial Park162 mi · 3 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center162 mi · 3 hr 31 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMabry Mill142 mi · 3 hr 31 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park154 mi · 3 hr 34 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee166 mi · 3 hr 47 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park185 mi · 3 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPandapas Pond182 mi · 4 hr 3 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park180 mi · 4 hr 7 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain183 mi · 4 hr 8 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald171 mi · 4 hr 8 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway173 mi · 4 hr 10 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFrozen Head State Park200 mi · 4 hr 22 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMcAfee Knob204 mi · 4 hr 28 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway206 mi · 4 hr 31 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorExplore Park208 mi · 4 hr 38 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway194 mi · 4 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Burke County.

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Planning Your Trip to Burke County

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

Highlights around Burke County

How we know when Burke 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.