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 Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Explore locations and scenic byways near Cherokee County, Oklahoma.

2 to 3 hours

Robbers Cave State Park101 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorDevil’s Den State Park (Yellow Rock Trail)88 mi · 2 hr 14 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOsage Hills State Park106 mi · 2 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Rock Mountain112 mi · 2 hr 21 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorArcadia Lake144 mi · 2 hr 44 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMartin Park Nature Center151 mi · 2 hr 50 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTalimena National Scenic Byway133 mi · 2 hr 53 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPig Trail Scenic Byway148 mi · 2 hr 53 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberEureka Springs133 mi · 2 hr 56 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMcGee Creek State Park139 mi · 2 hr 59 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveWoodlands Trace502 mi · 9 hr 50 minA ridge drive between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley under an autumn canopy.Scenic driveFrontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway691 mi · 12 hr 53 minRugged mountains and clusters of golden aspen.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway776 mi · 14 hr 23 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Queen Wilhelmina State Park (Rich Mountain)147 mi · 3 hr 12 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMount Magazine State Park167 mi · 3 hr 19 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOzark National Forest, Arkansas158 mi · 3 hr 32 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhitaker Point Trail149 mi · 3 hr 40 minArkansasPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChickasaw National Recreation Area187 mi · 3 hr 44 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedBranson Area179 mi · 3 hr 49 minMissouriPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTurner Falls Park194 mi · 3 hr 54 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBeavers Bend State Park193 mi · 4 hr 11 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorScenic 7 Byway226 mi · 4 hr 11 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberPetit Jean State Park207 mi · 4 hr 14 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLake Ouachita State Park240 mi · 4 hr 36 minArkansasPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not started

Driving distance and time by road from Cherokee County.

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Planning Your Trip to Cherokee County

From Cherokee County you can reach 17 fall color locations and 0 scenic byways in Oklahoma, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

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

Highlights around Cherokee County

How we know when Cherokee 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.