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 Surry County, North Carolina

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

2 to 3 hours

Boone & Blowing Rock82 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorUwharrie National Forest88 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway95 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorHungry Mother State Park99 mi · 2 hr 8 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPandapas Pond108 mi · 2 hr 18 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park88 mi · 2 hr 24 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden104 mi · 2 hr 25 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway97 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMorrow Mountain State Park107 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedSouth Mountains State Park106 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park116 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGrandfather Mountain102 mi · 2 hr 39 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway108 mi · 2 hr 42 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMcAfee Knob129 mi · 2 hr 43 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKings Mountain State Park123 mi · 2 hr 44 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorExplore Park112 mi · 2 hr 51 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge115 mi · 2 hr 55 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park113 mi · 2 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveSkyline Drive204 mi · 3 hr 57 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway266 mi · 5 hr 47 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Blue Ridge Parkway138 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberNatural Bridge State Park155 mi · 3 hr 6 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls140 mi · 3 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBiltmore Estate154 mi · 3 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park136 mi · 3 hr 24 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum161 mi · 3 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens166 mi · 3 hr 35 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway174 mi · 3 hr 38 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorChimney Rock State Park161 mi · 3 hr 44 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy186 mi · 3 hr 55 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest184 mi · 4 hr 3 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields186 mi · 4 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park183 mi · 4 hr 5 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Balsam Knob187 mi · 4 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHigh Bridge Trail State Park187 mi · 4 hr 8 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCaesars Head State Park185 mi · 4 hr 12 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve193 mi · 4 hr 16 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedParis Mountain State Park186 mi · 4 hr 17 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park199 mi · 4 hr 25 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Surry County.

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Planning Your Trip to Surry County

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

Highlights around Surry County

How we know when Surry 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.