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 Kirtland, Ohio

Explore locations and scenic byways near Kirtland, Ohio.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveHocking Hills Scenic Byway212 mi · 4 hr 7 minDramatic gorges and waterfalls framed by some of the best fall colors in the Midwest.Scenic driveRiver Road Scenic Byway362 mi · 7 hr 4 minPanoramic views over the AuSable River Valley from high bluffs, with fall color.Schenley Park132 mi · 3 hr 1 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHighbanks Metro Park154 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGreat Allegheny Passage139 mi · 3 hr 8 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorBlendon Woods Metro Park161 mi · 3 hr 10 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCook Forest State Park141 mi · 3 hr 10 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorQuarry Trails Metro Park169 mi · 3 hr 17 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorAllegheny National Forest142 mi · 3 hr 29 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorEdward N. Hines Drive194 mi · 3 hr 54 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMaybury State Park205 mi · 4 hr 6 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorKensington Metropark216 mi · 4 hr 20 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorCranbrook House and Gardens213 mi · 4 hr 21 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorInnovation Hills223 mi · 4 hr 26 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorStony Creek Metropark229 mi · 4 hr 39 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak color

Driving distance and time by road from Kirtland.

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Planning Your Trip to Kirtland

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

Highlights around Kirtland

How we know when Kirtland 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.