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 Gaston County, North Carolina

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

2 to 3 hours

Boone & Blowing Rock91 mi · 2 hr 16 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge106 mi · 2 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park106 mi · 2 hr 22 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park93 mi · 2 hr 22 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway105 mi · 2 hr 23 minPeak: Late OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway98 mi · 2 hr 23 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPilot Mountain State Park104 mi · 2 hr 25 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park103 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCatawba Falls107 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorth Carolina Arboretum109 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve112 mi · 2 hr 29 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedBiltmore Estate113 mi · 2 hr 35 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGrandfather Mountain103 mi · 2 hr 35 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCaesars Head State Park114 mi · 2 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park118 mi · 2 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorHanging Rock State Park124 mi · 2 hr 44 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest122 mi · 2 hr 46 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway128 mi · 2 hr 53 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens133 mi · 2 hr 54 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Mitchell State Park127 mi · 2 hr 55 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park118 mi · 2 hr 55 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway137 mi · 3 hr 8 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway198 mi · 4 hr 14 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway200 mi · 4 hr 19 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Mabry Mill140 mi · 3 hr 1 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields134 mi · 3 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob135 mi · 3 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain133 mi · 3 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest150 mi · 3 hr 27 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park148 mi · 3 hr 32 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park178 mi · 3 hr 41 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway171 mi · 3 hr 42 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park181 mi · 3 hr 42 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPandapas Pond190 mi · 3 hr 51 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park171 mi · 3 hr 57 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)176 mi · 4 hr 6 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge191 mi · 4 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park183 mi · 4 hr 22 minTennesseePeak: Late October

Driving distance and time by road from Gaston County.

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Planning Your Trip to Gaston County

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

Highlights around Gaston County

How we know when Gaston 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.