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 Cherokee County, North Carolina

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

2 to 3 hours

Gibbs Gardens83 mi · 2 hr 7 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)83 mi · 2 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark98 mi · 2 hr 19 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest80 mi · 2 hr 20 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge97 mi · 2 hr 22 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park100 mi · 2 hr 24 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park90 mi · 2 hr 25 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberBlack Balsam Knob102 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center103 mi · 2 hr 31 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields103 mi · 2 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge96 mi · 2 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum116 mi · 2 hr 43 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate118 mi · 2 hr 45 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorIjams Nature Center93 mi · 2 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park97 mi · 2 hr 47 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park123 mi · 2 hr 53 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway114 mi · 2 hr 56 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSassafras Mountain111 mi · 2 hr 56 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park118 mi · 2 hr 58 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway299 mi · 6 hr 27 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Pisgah National Forest119 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway124 mi · 3 hr 2 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park121 mi · 3 hr 3 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSeven Islands State Birding Park112 mi · 3 hr 8 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCraggy Gardens135 mi · 3 hr 10 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park116 mi · 3 hr 12 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve128 mi · 3 hr 13 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedFall Creek Falls State Park125 mi · 3 hr 14 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls138 mi · 3 hr 17 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy127 mi · 3 hr 17 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park120 mi · 3 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorChimney Rock State Park143 mi · 3 hr 25 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park151 mi · 3 hr 25 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway158 mi · 3 hr 26 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park156 mi · 3 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway161 mi · 3 hr 41 minPeak: Late OctoberParis Mountain State Park135 mi · 3 hr 44 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge166 mi · 3 hr 46 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park177 mi · 3 hr 58 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPrentice Cooper State Forest126 mi · 3 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway184 mi · 4 hr 14 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park189 mi · 4 hr 16 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain186 mi · 4 hr 23 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Cherokee County.

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Planning Your Trip to Cherokee County

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

Highlights around Cherokee County

How we know when Cherokee 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.