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 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Explore locations and scenic byways near Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

30 to 60 minutes

Valley Forge National Historical Park20 mi · 33 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRidley Creek State Park16 mi · 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorEvansburg State Park24 mi · 44 minPeak: Mid OctoberAlapocas Run State Park30 mi · 47 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrandywine Creek State Park30 mi · 50 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNemours Estate31 mi · 52 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLongwood Gardens28 mi · 54 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorMarsh Creek State Park37 mi · 55 minPeak: Late OctoberParvin State Park39 mi · 56 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberWilmington & Western Railroad38 mi · 57 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens32 mi · 57 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorTyler State Park27 mi · 57 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color

1 to 2 hours

Washington Crossing Historic Park33 mi · 1 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center38 mi · 1 hr 4 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNockamixon State Park44 mi · 1 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWhite Clay Creek State Park47 mi · 1 hr 12 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrench Creek State Park47 mi · 1 hr 12 minPeak: Late OctoberDouble Trouble State Park57 mi · 1 hr 28 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLancaster County71 mi · 1 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBelleplain State Forest67 mi · 1 hr 38 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)62 mi · 1 hr 40 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorWharton State Forest39 mi · 1 hr 44 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberWashington Rock State Park78 mi · 1 hr 46 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlackbird State Forest68 mi · 1 hr 47 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberBombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge76 mi · 1 hr 52 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorChestertown85 mi · 1 hr 56 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway136 mi · 2 hr 43 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Scenic driveMerritt Parkway127 mi · 2 hr 49 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Hacklebarney State Park78 mi · 2 hr 2 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJenny Jump State Forest85 mi · 2 hr 3 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorKillens Pond State Park96 mi · 2 hr 6 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRocks State Park88 mi · 2 hr 8 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNew York City97 mi · 2 hr 10 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPocono Mountains106 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorFalls Road105 mi · 2 hr 19 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCentral Park102 mi · 2 hr 19 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorDruid Hill Park103 mi · 2 hr 21 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park107 mi · 2 hr 21 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorNew York Botanical Garden108 mi · 2 hr 27 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge111 mi · 2 hr 28 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorEastern Shore Waterways112 mi · 2 hr 33 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorGunpowder Falls State Park109 mi · 2 hr 33 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHistoric National Road114 mi · 2 hr 34 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorJunction & Breakwater Trail120 mi · 2 hr 39 minDelawarePeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorPatapsco Valley State Park116 mi · 2 hr 39 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorAnnapolis128 mi · 2 hr 43 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGettysburg136 mi · 2 hr 44 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCape Henlopen State Park122 mi · 2 hr 45 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)128 mi · 2 hr 51 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area110 mi · 2 hr 52 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorTrap Pond State Park130 mi · 2 hr 53 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Peak colorBear Mountain State Park139 mi · 2 hr 57 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHarriman State Park133 mi · 2 hr 57 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High color

Driving distance and time by road from Philadelphia County.

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Planning Your Trip to Philadelphia County

From Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Philadelphia County

How we know when Philadelphia 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.