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 Columbus, Ohio

Explore locations and scenic byways near Columbus, Ohio.

2 to 3 hours

Miamisburg Mound97 mi · 2 hr 3 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSharon Woods108 mi · 2 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWhipp's Ledges116 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorAult Park117 mi · 2 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorCuyahoga Valley National Park126 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorSmale Riverfront Park122 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorApple Hill122 mi · 2 hr 31 minCaliforniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMt. Airy Forest123 mi · 2 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRocky River Reservation132 mi · 2 hr 33 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCleveland Metroparks135 mi · 2 hr 36 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSummit Metro Parks135 mi · 2 hr 38 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorShawnee Lookout138 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorShawnee State Forest121 mi · 2 hr 51 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color

Driving distance and time by road from Columbus.

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Planning Your Trip to Columbus

From Columbus you can reach 21 fall color locations and 2 scenic byways in Ohio, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

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

Highlights around Columbus

How we know when Columbus 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.