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 Chester County, Pennsylvania

Explore locations and scenic byways near Chester County, Pennsylvania.

30 to 60 minutes

French Creek State Park15 mi · 32 minPeak: Late OctoberValley Forge National Historical Park22 mi · 39 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park24 mi · 46 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorLongwood Gardens24 mi · 47 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorBrandywine Creek State Park28 mi · 51 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorEvansburg State Park25 mi · 52 minPeak: Mid OctoberAlapocas Run State Park29 mi · 53 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFairmount Park36 mi · 54 minPeak: Early NovemberAwbury Arboretum37 mi · 56 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNemours Estate30 mi · 57 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens30 mi · 58 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorLancaster County39 mi · 58 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWissahickon Valley Park36 mi · 59 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color

1 to 2 hours

Wilmington & Western Railroad35 mi · 1 hr 3 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMt. Cuba Center32 mi · 1 hr 4 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge39 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park36 mi · 1 hr 11 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNockamixon State Park49 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorTyler State Park57 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWashington Crossing Historic Park58 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorParvin State Park62 mi · 1 hr 46 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberRocks State Park64 mi · 1 hr 51 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlackbird State Forest68 mi · 1 hr 57 minDelawarePeak: Late October

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway104 mi · 2 hr 11 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Duke Farms (Hillsborough)80 mi · 2 hr 2 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge76 mi · 2 hr 3 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorChestertown85 mi · 2 hr 6 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGunpowder Falls State Park92 mi · 2 hr 8 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJenny Jump State Forest78 mi · 2 hr 11 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGettysburg104 mi · 2 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorDouble Trouble State Park96 mi · 2 hr 13 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Rock State Park92 mi · 2 hr 13 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorKillens Pond State Park96 mi · 2 hr 17 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorOregon Ridge Park102 mi · 2 hr 17 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFalls Road90 mi · 2 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDruid Hill Park88 mi · 2 hr 21 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHacklebarney State Park94 mi · 2 hr 22 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBelleplain State Forest102 mi · 2 hr 29 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPocono Mountains96 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorHistoric National Road100 mi · 2 hr 33 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWharton State Forest75 mi · 2 hr 34 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)103 mi · 2 hr 35 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge111 mi · 2 hr 38 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorCunningham Falls State Park127 mi · 2 hr 38 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPatapsco Valley State Park102 mi · 2 hr 38 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNew York City124 mi · 2 hr 39 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorAnnapolis113 mi · 2 hr 42 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorEastern Shore Waterways112 mi · 2 hr 43 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorCentral Park129 mi · 2 hr 48 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJunction & Breakwater Trail120 mi · 2 hr 49 minDelawarePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorNew York Botanical Garden135 mi · 2 hr 55 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCape Henlopen State Park122 mi · 2 hr 56 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveMerritt Parkway153 mi · 3 hr 17 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Scenic driveSkyline Drive203 mi · 4 hrRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area104 mi · 3 hr 1 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorTrap Pond State Park130 mi · 3 hr 4 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway130 mi · 3 hr 4 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorthern Virginia Parks134 mi · 3 hr 12 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlack Hill Regional Park137 mi · 3 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSugarloaf Mountain153 mi · 3 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWashington Monument State Park152 mi · 3 hr 19 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSweet Run State Park159 mi · 3 hr 20 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Falls Park136 mi · 3 hr 23 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color

Driving distance and time by road from Chester County.

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Planning Your Trip to Chester County

From Chester County you can reach 26 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in Pennsylvania, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

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

Highlights around Chester County

How we know when Chester 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.