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 Troutman, North Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Troutman, North Carolina.

1 to 2 hours

Freedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway44 mi · 1 hr 3 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden53 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park53 mi · 1 hr 23 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSouth Mountains State Park56 mi · 1 hr 23 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park60 mi · 1 hr 30 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPilot Mountain State Park63 mi · 1 hr 33 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMorrow Mountain State Park68 mi · 1 hr 50 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedUwharrie National Forest75 mi · 1 hr 51 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBoone & Blowing Rock75 mi · 1 hr 53 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHanging Rock State Park82 mi · 1 hr 56 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge89 mi · 1 hr 57 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway88 mi · 1 hr 58 minPeak: Late October

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway97 mi · 2 hr 17 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Blue Ridge Parkway81 mi · 2 hr 1 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls90 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMabry Mill99 mi · 2 hr 9 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate105 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGrandfather Mountain86 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum112 mi · 2 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway105 mi · 2 hr 23 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens117 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Mitchell State Park110 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park101 mi · 2 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park111 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy123 mi · 2 hr 40 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park107 mi · 2 hr 41 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park140 mi · 2 hr 50 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJones Gap State Park122 mi · 2 hr 51 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest134 mi · 2 hr 56 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields136 mi · 2 hr 59 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPandapas Pond149 mi · 3 hrVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway194 mi · 4 hr 2 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway217 mi · 4 hr 40 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Black Balsam Knob138 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve132 mi · 3 hr 2 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedParis Mountain State Park123 mi · 3 hr 3 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCaesars Head State Park130 mi · 3 hr 6 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park138 mi · 3 hr 10 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMcAfee Knob171 mi · 3 hr 25 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway148 mi · 3 hr 26 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway173 mi · 3 hr 28 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain148 mi · 3 hr 29 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway167 mi · 3 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorExplore Park175 mi · 3 hr 35 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)173 mi · 3 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest173 mi · 3 hr 55 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge188 mi · 4 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park192 mi · 4 hr 8 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park180 mi · 4 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late October

Driving distance and time by road from Troutman.

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Planning Your Trip to Troutman

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

Highlights around Troutman

How we know when Troutman 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.