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 Sussex County, New Jersey

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

1 to 2 hours

Jenny Jump State Forest30 mi · 1 hr 1 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHacklebarney State Park47 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPocono Mountains49 mi · 1 hr 31 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBeacon63 mi · 1 hr 32 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBear Mountain State Park62 mi · 1 hr 33 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHarriman State Park66 mi · 1 hr 44 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)60 mi · 1 hr 45 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCold Spring71 mi · 1 hr 46 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Rock State Park70 mi · 1 hr 49 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHudson Highlands State Park73 mi · 1 hr 51 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNew York City72 mi · 1 hr 56 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNockamixon State Park65 mi · 2 hrPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Crossing Historic Park71 mi · 2 hrPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveMerritt Parkway93 mi · 2 hr 18 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Central Park81 mi · 2 hr 2 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNew York Botanical Garden78 mi · 2 hr 3 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCroton Gorge Park81 mi · 2 hr 6 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWoodstock89 mi · 2 hr 6 minNew YorkPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTyler State Park81 mi · 2 hr 24 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKent Falls State Park105 mi · 2 hr 40 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorMacedonia Brook State Park (Kent)105 mi · 2 hr 44 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorRoute 7110 mi · 2 hr 45 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorAwbury Arboretum96 mi · 2 hr 46 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatskill Mountains109 mi · 2 hr 48 minNew YorkPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorWest Cornwall Covered Bridge113 mi · 2 hr 50 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorHudson Valley117 mi · 2 hr 50 minNew YorkPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park107 mi · 2 hr 50 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park100 mi · 2 hr 50 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Park135 mi · 2 hr 59 minNew YorkPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveLakes to Locks Passage144 mi · 3 hr 13 minTraces the connected waterway from Albany to Quebec, bordered by autumn forest.Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway178 mi · 4 hr 17 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Mohawk State Forest (Cornwall)117 mi · 3 hr 1 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge115 mi · 3 hr 3 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLitchfield Hills (Litchfield, Kent, Washington, Cornwall)137 mi · 3 hr 4 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlbany Pine Bush Preserve140 mi · 3 hr 4 minNew YorkPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park113 mi · 3 hr 4 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRagged Mountain141 mi · 3 hr 9 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSleeping Giant State Park142 mi · 3 hr 9 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDouble Trouble State Park136 mi · 3 hr 10 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCohoes Falls144 mi · 3 hr 11 minNew YorkPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorPeebles Island State Park144 mi · 3 hr 12 minNew YorkPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County119 mi · 3 hr 12 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park130 mi · 3 hr 19 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Boyd Thacher State Park141 mi · 3 hr 19 minNew YorkPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrandywine Creek State Park127 mi · 3 hr 21 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorStockbridge154 mi · 3 hr 22 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLongwood Gardens131 mi · 3 hr 22 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate131 mi · 3 hr 24 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMonument Mountain155 mi · 3 hr 26 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWilmington & Western Railroad138 mi · 3 hr 28 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens129 mi · 3 hr 28 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTalcott Mountain State Park155 mi · 3 hr 29 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorThe Berkshires (Western Massachusetts)160 mi · 3 hr 33 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: High colorMt. Cuba Center133 mi · 3 hr 35 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFarmington River Valley149 mi · 3 hr 37 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorEssex169 mi · 3 hr 43 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWhite Clay Creek State Park147 mi · 3 hr 43 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorConnecticut River Valley161 mi · 3 hr 46 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPenwood State Park160 mi · 3 hr 47 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorGillette Castle State Park170 mi · 3 hr 50 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDevil’s Hopyard State Park174 mi · 3 hr 55 minConnecticutPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Greylock State Reservation169 mi · 4 hr 9 minMassachusettsPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Sussex County.

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Planning Your Trip to Sussex County

From Sussex County you can reach 8 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 Sussex County, peak color has historically landed in Mid October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Sussex County

How we know when Sussex 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.