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 Burnsville, North Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Burnsville, North Carolina.

1 to 2 hours

Blue Ridge Parkway43 mi · 1 hr 7 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park33 mi · 1 hr 7 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate46 mi · 1 hr 12 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGrandfather Mountain43 mi · 1 hr 14 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum51 mi · 1 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens53 mi · 1 hr 27 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBoone & Blowing Rock57 mi · 1 hr 30 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls55 mi · 1 hr 42 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSouth Mountains State Park70 mi · 1 hr 51 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGraveyard Fields75 mi · 1 hr 55 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest79 mi · 1 hr 55 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob77 mi · 1 hr 57 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park79 mi · 2 hrPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park86 mi · 2 hrSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway133 mi · 2 hr 57 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway93 mi · 2 hr 1 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park86 mi · 2 hr 5 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve96 mi · 2 hr 11 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedFoothills Parkway87 mi · 2 hr 14 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park102 mi · 2 hr 20 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy103 mi · 2 hr 21 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain93 mi · 2 hr 27 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorLake Norman State Park110 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway112 mi · 2 hr 36 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park102 mi · 2 hr 36 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCrowders Mountain State Park105 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park107 mi · 2 hr 41 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSeven Islands State Birding Park110 mi · 2 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge108 mi · 2 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)112 mi · 2 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden126 mi · 2 hr 53 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest118 mi · 2 hr 54 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park121 mi · 2 hr 57 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park128 mi · 2 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center127 mi · 2 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park106 mi · 3 hrVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway155 mi · 3 hr 36 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway150 mi · 4 hr 5 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Black Rock Mountain State Park130 mi · 3 hr 4 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park115 mi · 3 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway137 mi · 3 hr 5 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park144 mi · 3 hr 21 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPilot Mountain State Park136 mi · 3 hr 24 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park150 mi · 3 hr 27 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCherokee156 mi · 3 hr 33 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park165 mi · 3 hr 50 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park170 mi · 3 hr 53 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain173 mi · 3 hr 54 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald161 mi · 3 hr 54 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway163 mi · 3 hr 56 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHanging Rock State Park178 mi · 3 hr 56 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway176 mi · 3 hr 57 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorUwharrie National Forest174 mi · 3 hr 59 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMabry Mill163 mi · 4 hr 1 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMorrow Mountain State Park172 mi · 4 hr 3 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedCherohala Skyway169 mi · 4 hr 3 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPandapas Pond201 mi · 4 hr 22 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park211 mi · 4 hr 44 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Burnsville.

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Planning Your Trip to Burnsville

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

Highlights around Burnsville

How we know when Burnsville 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.