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 Haywood County, North Carolina

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

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway79 mi · 1 hr 55 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Sassafras Mountain31 mi · 1 hr 6 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park39 mi · 1 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBiltmore Estate38 mi · 1 hr 9 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park42 mi · 1 hr 17 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway43 mi · 1 hr 21 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve48 mi · 1 hr 26 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedOconee County & Sumter National Forest55 mi · 1 hr 32 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens55 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park58 mi · 1 hr 41 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCatawba Falls58 mi · 1 hr 42 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChimney Rock State Park58 mi · 1 hr 43 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway72 mi · 1 hr 44 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park71 mi · 1 hr 51 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway71 mi · 1 hr 51 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Park on the Reedy66 mi · 1 hr 55 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMount Mitchell State Park76 mi · 1 hr 57 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)70 mi · 1 hr 57 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway101 mi · 2 hr 33 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Blue Ridge Parkway81 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberTallulah Gorge State Park85 mi · 2 hr 8 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLinville Gorge86 mi · 2 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park77 mi · 2 hr 12 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberParis Mountain State Park71 mi · 2 hr 16 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park96 mi · 2 hr 23 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge91 mi · 2 hr 26 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee101 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park107 mi · 2 hr 36 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlue Ridge Parkway104 mi · 2 hr 39 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park109 mi · 2 hr 41 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCrowders Mountain State Park120 mi · 2 hr 46 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGrandfather Mountain106 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center124 mi · 2 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park124 mi · 2 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorKings Mountain State Park122 mi · 2 hr 50 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain119 mi · 2 hr 51 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorVogel State Park116 mi · 2 hr 51 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald107 mi · 2 hr 52 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway109 mi · 2 hr 53 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway122 mi · 2 hr 54 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway219 mi · 4 hr 52 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Lake Norman State Park137 mi · 3 hr 1 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBoone & Blowing Rock119 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden135 mi · 3 hr 6 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park146 mi · 3 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway146 mi · 3 hr 18 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherohala Skyway129 mi · 3 hr 25 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park149 mi · 3 hr 41 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFrozen Head State Park162 mi · 3 hr 41 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park177 mi · 3 hr 52 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens158 mi · 3 hr 56 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center171 mi · 4 hrGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197178 mi · 4 hr 1 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPilot Mountain State Park186 mi · 4 hr 8 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark188 mi · 4 hr 20 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park173 mi · 4 hr 22 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge188 mi · 4 hr 23 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park191 mi · 4 hr 25 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park223 mi · 5 hr 1 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest217 mi · 6 hr 1 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Haywood County.

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Planning Your Trip to Haywood County

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

Highlights around Haywood County

How we know when Haywood 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.