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 Linville, North Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Linville, North Carolina.

2 to 3 hours

North Carolina Arboretum81 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLake Norman State Park86 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens85 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park71 mi · 2 hr 16 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park89 mi · 2 hr 22 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park79 mi · 2 hr 23 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway99 mi · 2 hr 25 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park100 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden103 mi · 2 hr 35 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park92 mi · 2 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPilot Mountain State Park102 mi · 2 hr 39 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest103 mi · 2 hr 42 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park102 mi · 2 hr 44 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGraveyard Fields105 mi · 2 hr 45 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway113 mi · 2 hr 46 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Balsam Knob107 mi · 2 hr 47 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCaesars Head State Park103 mi · 2 hr 51 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve111 mi · 2 hr 55 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not started

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway116 mi · 3 hr 20 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway163 mi · 3 hr 48 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway185 mi · 4 hr 26 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Foothills Parkway115 mi · 3 hr 2 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park117 mi · 3 hr 4 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy118 mi · 3 hr 5 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park137 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSassafras Mountain117 mi · 3 hr 14 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHanging Rock State Park128 mi · 3 hr 16 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMabry Mill129 mi · 3 hr 16 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway127 mi · 3 hr 20 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park117 mi · 3 hr 20 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center154 mi · 3 hr 22 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park154 mi · 3 hr 22 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge153 mi · 3 hr 29 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorUwharrie National Forest145 mi · 3 hr 39 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)142 mi · 3 hr 40 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest142 mi · 3 hr 41 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMorrow Mountain State Park143 mi · 3 hr 43 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedGreat Smoky Mountains National Park160 mi · 3 hr 44 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberPandapas Pond169 mi · 3 hr 47 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park176 mi · 3 hr 50 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park160 mi · 3 hr 54 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park174 mi · 4 hr 11 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMcAfee Knob190 mi · 4 hr 12 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park192 mi · 4 hr 14 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway192 mi · 4 hr 15 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorExplore Park195 mi · 4 hr 22 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee186 mi · 4 hr 23 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway204 mi · 4 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park200 mi · 4 hr 44 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald191 mi · 4 hr 45 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway193 mi · 4 hr 46 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Linville.

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Planning Your Trip to Linville

From Linville 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 Linville, peak color has historically landed in Mid October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Linville

How we know when Linville 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.