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 Salem County, New Jersey

Explore locations and scenic byways near Salem County, New Jersey.

1 to 2 hours

Brandywine Creek State Park43 mi · 1 hr 4 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNemours Estate41 mi · 1 hr 4 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens43 mi · 1 hr 6 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorMt. Cuba Center42 mi · 1 hr 7 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum43 mi · 1 hr 8 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWhite Clay Creek State Park46 mi · 1 hr 11 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park45 mi · 1 hr 11 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRidley Creek State Park42 mi · 1 hr 13 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorLongwood Gardens49 mi · 1 hr 16 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorValley Forge National Historical Park58 mi · 1 hr 28 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEvansburg State Park63 mi · 1 hr 39 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberWharton State Forest37 mi · 1 hr 40 minPeak: Mid OctoberTyler State Park62 mi · 1 hr 41 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWashington Crossing Historic Park70 mi · 1 hr 43 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlackbird State Forest64 mi · 1 hr 44 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberMarsh Creek State Park62 mi · 1 hr 46 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberBombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge72 mi · 1 hr 49 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorDouble Trouble State Park74 mi · 1 hr 49 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChestertown81 mi · 1 hr 53 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color

2 to 3 hours

Killens Pond State Park92 mi · 2 hr 3 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNockamixon State Park77 mi · 2 hr 4 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFrench Creek State Park74 mi · 2 hr 5 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberRocks State Park87 mi · 2 hr 7 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)89 mi · 2 hr 7 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorLancaster County81 mi · 2 hr 11 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWashington Rock State Park99 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFalls Road104 mi · 2 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDruid Hill Park102 mi · 2 hr 20 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park106 mi · 2 hr 20 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge107 mi · 2 hr 25 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorEastern Shore Waterways108 mi · 2 hr 30 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGunpowder Falls State Park108 mi · 2 hr 32 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHistoric National Road114 mi · 2 hr 33 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHacklebarney State Park107 mi · 2 hr 35 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJunction & Breakwater Trail116 mi · 2 hr 36 minDelawarePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorNew York City118 mi · 2 hr 37 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPatapsco Valley State Park116 mi · 2 hr 38 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCape Henlopen State Park118 mi · 2 hr 42 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAnnapolis127 mi · 2 hr 42 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorJenny Jump State Forest119 mi · 2 hr 44 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCentral Park123 mi · 2 hr 46 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTrap Pond State Park126 mi · 2 hr 50 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)127 mi · 2 hr 50 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNew York Botanical Garden129 mi · 2 hr 53 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveMerritt Parkway147 mi · 3 hr 16 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway147 mi · 3 hr 22 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Scenic driveSkyline Drive208 mi · 4 hr 17 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.George Washington Memorial Parkway144 mi · 3 hr 4 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPocono Mountains145 mi · 3 hr 7 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorNorthern Virginia Parks148 mi · 3 hr 11 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlack Hill Regional Park151 mi · 3 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Falls Park150 mi · 3 hr 22 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBear Mountain State Park160 mi · 3 hr 24 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHarriman State Park154 mi · 3 hr 24 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSugarloaf Mountain155 mi · 3 hr 26 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGettysburg138 mi · 3 hr 26 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCunningham Falls State Park165 mi · 3 hr 28 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Monument State Park164 mi · 3 hr 30 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Salem County.

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Planning Your Trip to Salem County

From Salem County you can reach 10 fall color locations and 0 scenic byways in New Jersey, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Salem County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Salem County

How we know when Salem 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.