Graveyard Fields
A high-elevation valley along the Blue Ridge Parkway known for brilliant early October colors, cascading waterfalls, and vibrant red blueberry bushes.
Forest Composition
Conditions & 5-Day Forecast
Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Graveyard Fields
Peak fall color is predicted around October 24. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 19 to October 29.
The prediction comes from 14 years of fall color records at this spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw. Where state foliage spotters report peak (New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Missouri), it has landed inside our ±5-day window about two years in three. An unusual summer or autumn can still move it further. Explore fall color around Haywood County and across North Carolina.
That is 5 days later than usual (October 20): the six weeks to October 13 ran 3.7°F warmer than the 2001–2025 average, and a warmer run before peak delays the color. This will settle about ten days before peak, as the weather comes in.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Graveyard Fields
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
- Biltmore Estate36 mi · 1 hr 7 minPeak: Oct 28Status: Early color
- Sassafras Mountain32 mi · 1 hr 9 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Oct 30Status: Early color
- Caesars Head State Park40 mi · 1 hr 10 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Nov 4Status: Early color
- Table Rock State Park44 mi · 1 hr 19 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Nov 5Status: Early color
- Cherokee Foothills Scenic Byway44 mi · 1 hr 24 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Nov 4Status: Early color
- Bald Rock Heritage Preserve49 mi · 1 hr 29 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Nov 3Status: Not started