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 Kings Mountain, North Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Kings Mountain, North Carolina.

2 to 3 hours

Jones Gap State Park90 mi · 2 hr 1 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park78 mi · 2 hr 1 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge83 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMorrow Mountain State Park82 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedBlue Ridge Parkway83 mi · 2 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberChimney Rock State Park88 mi · 2 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorth Carolina Arboretum94 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls82 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve97 mi · 2 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedUwharrie National Forest91 mi · 2 hr 10 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBoone & Blowing Rock90 mi · 2 hr 11 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate97 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park98 mi · 2 hr 16 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park103 mi · 2 hr 16 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway96 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest106 mi · 2 hr 24 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain101 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway113 mi · 2 hr 32 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens111 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Mitchell State Park105 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPilot Mountain State Park117 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields118 mi · 2 hr 43 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob120 mi · 2 hr 46 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain118 mi · 2 hr 47 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoan Mountain State Park103 mi · 2 hr 48 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHanging Rock State Park137 mi · 2 hr 56 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway150 mi · 3 hr 20 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway182 mi · 3 hr 53 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway185 mi · 3 hr 58 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Oconee County & Sumter National Forest135 mi · 3 hr 6 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMabry Mill152 mi · 3 hr 13 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park163 mi · 3 hr 20 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway155 mi · 3 hr 20 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park138 mi · 3 hr 34 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park156 mi · 3 hr 36 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)161 mi · 3 hr 44 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park194 mi · 3 hr 54 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge176 mi · 3 hr 55 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park168 mi · 4 hrTennesseePeak: Late OctoberSeven Islands State Birding Park191 mi · 4 hr 5 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway202 mi · 4 hr 16 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald193 mi · 4 hr 17 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Kings Mountain.

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Planning Your Trip to Kings Mountain

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

Highlights around Kings Mountain

How we know when Kings Mountain 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.