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 Transylvania County, North Carolina

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

1 to 2 hours

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve34 mi · 1 hr 3 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedBiltmore Estate36 mi · 1 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSassafras Mountain30 mi · 1 hr 5 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park41 mi · 1 hr 13 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park43 mi · 1 hr 19 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorChimney Rock State Park41 mi · 1 hr 20 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway41 mi · 1 hr 20 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway59 mi · 1 hr 22 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens58 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest55 mi · 1 hr 32 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls50 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy62 mi · 1 hr 41 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park71 mi · 1 hr 51 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park79 mi · 1 hr 54 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorParis Mountain State Park60 mi · 1 hr 56 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway78 mi · 2 hrPeak: Late October

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway96 mi · 2 hr 27 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway102 mi · 2 hr 35 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Linville Gorge83 mi · 2 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park85 mi · 2 hr 8 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway78 mi · 2 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park93 mi · 2 hr 17 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park106 mi · 2 hr 24 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)79 mi · 2 hr 24 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKings Mountain State Park109 mi · 2 hr 28 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway101 mi · 2 hr 33 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park112 mi · 2 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park86 mi · 2 hr 40 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberGrandfather Mountain103 mi · 2 hr 42 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge98 mi · 2 hr 44 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden122 mi · 2 hr 45 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald108 mi · 2 hr 54 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSeven Islands State Birding Park114 mi · 2 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorLake Norman State Park134 mi · 2 hr 55 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway133 mi · 2 hr 56 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway111 mi · 2 hr 59 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBoone & Blowing Rock116 mi · 2 hr 59 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway216 mi · 4 hr 46 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Cherokee120 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park116 mi · 3 hr 3 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain118 mi · 3 hr 4 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park131 mi · 3 hr 6 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center131 mi · 3 hr 7 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway139 mi · 3 hr 20 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park153 mi · 3 hr 35 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorAmicalola Falls State Park148 mi · 3 hr 42 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorHungry Mother State Park180 mi · 3 hr 49 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens158 mi · 3 hr 56 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway146 mi · 3 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park169 mi · 3 hr 58 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center171 mi · 4 hrGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPilot Mountain State Park183 mi · 4 hr 2 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197173 mi · 4 hr 12 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park176 mi · 4 hr 19 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark205 mi · 4 hr 50 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge205 mi · 4 hr 53 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park208 mi · 4 hr 55 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park230 mi · 5 hr 19 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Transylvania County.

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Planning Your Trip to Transylvania County

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

Highlights around Transylvania County

How we know when Transylvania 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.