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Fall foliage near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Explore locations and scenic byways near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1 to 2 hours

Nemours Estate38 mi · 1 hr 2 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLongwood Gardens32 mi · 1 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWilmington & Western Railroad44 mi · 1 hr 7 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens38 mi · 1 hr 7 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center44 mi · 1 hr 14 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park53 mi · 1 hr 22 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDuke Farms (Hillsborough)50 mi · 1 hr 31 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorLancaster County75 mi · 1 hr 32 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDouble Trouble State Park60 mi · 1 hr 35 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Rock State Park62 mi · 1 hr 42 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest70 mi · 1 hr 47 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHacklebarney State Park64 mi · 1 hr 50 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJenny Jump State Forest68 mi · 1 hr 53 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveJourney Through Hallowed Ground Byway140 mi · 2 hr 45 minHistoric landscapes that are heavily forested and highly colorful in autumn.Scenic driveMerritt Parkway128 mi · 2 hr 47 minA historic, tree-lined parkway with heavy fall foliage.Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge82 mi · 2 hr 2 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChestertown91 mi · 2 hr 6 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPocono Mountains103 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNew York City99 mi · 2 hr 9 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorKillens Pond State Park102 mi · 2 hr 16 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRocks State Park94 mi · 2 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCentral Park103 mi · 2 hr 18 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNew York Botanical Garden110 mi · 2 hr 25 minNew YorkPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Road111 mi · 2 hr 29 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDruid Hill Park109 mi · 2 hr 31 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park113 mi · 2 hr 31 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge117 mi · 2 hr 38 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGunpowder Falls State Park128 mi · 2 hr 42 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorEastern Shore Waterways118 mi · 2 hr 43 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHistoric National Road121 mi · 2 hr 44 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGettysburg140 mi · 2 hr 45 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDelaware Water Gap National Recreation Area96 mi · 2 hr 46 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorJunction & Breakwater Trail126 mi · 2 hr 49 minDelawarePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPatapsco Valley State Park123 mi · 2 hr 49 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHarriman State Park116 mi · 2 hr 52 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorAnnapolis134 mi · 2 hr 54 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCape Henlopen State Park128 mi · 2 hr 55 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBear Mountain State Park140 mi · 2 hr 56 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveSkyline Drive215 mi · 4 hr 28 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Western Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)134 mi · 3 hr 1 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTrap Pond State Park136 mi · 3 hr 3 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCroton Gorge Park137 mi · 3 hr 7 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHigh Point State Park112 mi · 3 hr 8 minNew JerseyPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early colorCunningham Falls State Park162 mi · 3 hr 12 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCold Spring151 mi · 3 hr 14 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBeacon140 mi · 3 hr 15 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGeorge Washington Memorial Parkway151 mi · 3 hr 15 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorthern Virginia Parks155 mi · 3 hr 22 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHudson Highlands State Park155 mi · 3 hr 26 minNew YorkPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlack Hill Regional Park158 mi · 3 hr 29 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Falls Park157 mi · 3 hr 34 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSugarloaf Mountain162 mi · 3 hr 37 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWashington Monument State Park171 mi · 3 hr 41 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSweet Run State Park176 mi · 3 hr 42 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWoodstock174 mi · 3 hr 58 minNew YorkPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMacedonia Brook State Park (Kent)185 mi · 4 hr 15 minConnecticutPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Philadelphia.

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Planning Your Trip to Philadelphia

From Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, peak color has historically landed in Mid October to Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Philadelphia

How we know when Philadelphia 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.