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 Portland, Oregon

Explore locations and scenic byways near Portland, Oregon.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveChinook Scenic Byway168 mi · 3 hr 43 minViews of Mount Rainier and the autumn forest around it.Scenic driveCascade Lakes Scenic Byway159 mi · 3 hr 54 minHigh mountain lakes surrounded by forests that pop with color in the fall.Oregon Coast137 mi · 3 hr 6 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: FadingRiverfront Park147 mi · 3 hr 6 minWashingtonPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorPoint Defiance Park152 mi · 3 hr 7 minWashingtonPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorKubota Garden171 mi · 3 hr 27 minWashingtonPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorBellevue Botanical Garden179 mi · 3 hr 36 minWashingtonPeak: Late OctoberStatus: FadingSeattle Japanese Garden, Washington180 mi · 3 hr 39 minWashingtonPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Peak colorWashington Park Arboretum (Seattle)181 mi · 3 hr 39 minWashingtonPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorDiscovery Park185 mi · 3 hr 53 minWashingtonPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGold Creek Pond212 mi · 4 hr 18 minWashingtonPeak: Mid October

Driving distance and time by road from Portland.

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Planning Your Trip to Portland

From Portland you can reach 9 fall color locations and 4 scenic byways in Oregon, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

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

Highlights around Portland

How we know when Portland 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.