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 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Explore locations and scenic byways near Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway59 mi · 1 hr 35 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Longwood Gardens40 mi · 1 hr 7 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park39 mi · 1 hr 9 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRocks State Park42 mi · 1 hr 11 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park56 mi · 1 hr 13 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWilmington & Western Railroad43 mi · 1 hr 16 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center42 mi · 1 hr 18 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGunpowder Falls State Park55 mi · 1 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens46 mi · 1 hr 19 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park50 mi · 1 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrandywine Creek State Park48 mi · 1 hr 23 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park49 mi · 1 hr 24 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate48 mi · 1 hr 26 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park65 mi · 1 hr 27 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum71 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park71 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGettysburg59 mi · 1 hr 35 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFalls Road74 mi · 1 hr 41 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge66 mi · 1 hr 44 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)66 mi · 1 hr 45 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDruid Hill Park79 mi · 1 hr 50 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHistoric National Road84 mi · 1 hr 56 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNockamixon State Park72 mi · 1 hr 58 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Patapsco Valley State Park86 mi · 2 hr 1 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTyler State Park92 mi · 2 hr 1 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Crossing Historic Park93 mi · 2 hr 1 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCunningham Falls State Park81 mi · 2 hr 3 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge84 mi · 2 hr 17 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChestertown85 mi · 2 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJenny Jump State Forest98 mi · 2 hr 23 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAnnapolis113 mi · 2 hr 29 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorKillens Pond State Park104 mi · 2 hr 31 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPocono Mountains111 mi · 2 hr 34 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)115 mi · 2 hr 37 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHacklebarney State Park114 mi · 2 hr 41 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Hill Regional Park98 mi · 2 hr 42 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway121 mi · 2 hr 43 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSugarloaf Mountain108 mi · 2 hr 44 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Rock State Park125 mi · 2 hr 44 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Monument State Park106 mi · 2 hr 45 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSweet Run State Park113 mi · 2 hr 45 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDouble Trouble State Park131 mi · 2 hr 47 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorthern Virginia Parks125 mi · 2 hr 50 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge119 mi · 2 hr 53 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest108 mi · 2 hr 53 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorEastern Shore Waterways113 mi · 2 hr 56 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveSkyline Drive175 mi · 3 hr 29 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Scenic driveMerritt Parkway188 mi · 3 hr 52 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Great Falls Park127 mi · 3 hr 2 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJunction & Breakwater Trail128 mi · 3 hr 4 minDelawarePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCape Henlopen State Park130 mi · 3 hr 10 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area120 mi · 3 hr 12 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorNew York City158 mi · 3 hr 14 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTrap Pond State Park138 mi · 3 hr 18 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorLaurel Highlands170 mi · 3 hr 21 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCentral Park163 mi · 3 hr 23 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNew York Botanical Garden169 mi · 3 hr 30 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreen Ridge State Forest163 mi · 3 hr 35 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Allegheny Passage177 mi · 3 hr 38 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHigh Point State Park143 mi · 3 hr 38 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorHarriman State Park171 mi · 3 hr 46 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPine Creek Gorge (PA Grand Canyon)170 mi · 3 hr 49 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBear Mountain State Park180 mi · 3 hr 53 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Lancaster County.

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Planning Your Trip to Lancaster County

From Lancaster County you can reach 22 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 Lancaster County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Lancaster County

How we know when Lancaster 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.