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.

Blue Ridge Mountains Fall Foliage

The Blue Ridge Mountains have a long fall foliage season because of their range of elevations, stretching from Virginia down through North Carolina and Georgia.

At a glance

5 states: Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina.

90 places have a dated peak, from Oct 18 at Long Hunter State Park, Tennessee to Nov 6 at Falls Park on the Reedy, South Carolina. Half of them peak between Oct 27 and Nov 3.

On average North Carolina peaks first (Oct 28) and South Carolina last (Nov 4).

Oak / hickory is the main forest type at 88 of the 90 places with forest data.

Top Locations

Long Hunter State ParkPeak color
Nashville, Tennessee
Grayson Highlands State ParkModerate color
Grayson County, Virginia
Blue Ridge ParkwayModerate color
Avery County, North Carolina
Boone & Blowing RockModerate color
Boone, North Carolina
Grandfather MountainModerate color
Linville, North Carolina
Roan Mountain State ParkModerate color
Roan Mountain, Tennessee
Shenandoah National ParkEarly color
Front Royal, Virginia
Black Balsam KnobModerate color
Haywood County, North Carolina
Craggy GardensModerate color
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Hungry Mother State ParkModerate color
Smyth County, Virginia
Mabry MillModerate color
Floyd County, Virginia
Graveyard FieldsModerate color
Haywood County, North Carolina
Mount Mitchell State ParkModerate color
Burnsville, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)Moderate color
Sevier County, Tennessee
Pisgah National ForestModerate color
Transylvania County, North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Natural Bridge State ParkModerate color
Rockbridge County, Virginia
Pandapas PondModerate color
Montgomery County, Virginia
Seven Islands State Birding ParkHigh color
Knox County, Tennessee
Sweet Run State ParkEarly color
Loudoun County, Virginia
Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, North Carolina
Catawba FallsEarly color
McDowell County, North Carolina
Frozen Head State ParkModerate color
Morgan County, Tennessee
Veritas Vineyards & WineryModerate color
Nelson County, Virginia
Biltmore EstateEarly color
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Black Rock Mountain State ParkEarly color
Mountain City, Georgia
Brasstown BaldEarly color
Towns County, Georgia
CherokeeModerate color
Cherokee County, North Carolina
Explore ParkModerate color
Roanoke County, Virginia
Fall Creek Falls State ParkModerate color
Spencer, Tennessee
George Washington Memorial ParkwayModerate color
McLean, Virginia
Great Falls ParkModerate color
Great Falls, Virginia
Hanging Rock State ParkModerate color
Stokes County, North Carolina
Harpeth River State ParkModerate color
Nashville, Tennessee
Northern Virginia ParksModerate color
Great Falls, Virginia
Blue Ridge Scenic RailwayModerate color
Fannin County, Georgia
Cherohala SkywayModerate color
Tellico Plains, Tennessee
Chimney Rock State ParkEarly color
Rutherford County, North Carolina
Foothills ParkwayModerate color
Cocke County, Tennessee
Ijams Nature CenterModerate color
Knoxville, Tennessee
Linville GorgeModerate color
Burke County, North Carolina
McAfee KnobModerate color
Roanoke County, Virginia
Norris Dam State ParkHigh color
Campbell County, Tennessee
North Carolina ArboretumModerate color
Asheville, North Carolina
Russell-Brasstown Scenic BywayEarly color
Helen, Georgia
Blood MountainEarly color
Union County, Georgia
Blue Ridge ParkwayModerate color
Roanoke County, Virginia
Gatlinburg & Pigeon ForgeModerate color
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
High Bridge Trail State ParkModerate color
Farmville, Virginia
Sassafras MountainEarly color
Pickens County, South Carolina
Bear Creek Lake State ParkModerate color
Cumberland County, Virginia
Nashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)Moderate color
Nashville, Tennessee
Pocahontas State ParkModerate color
Chesterfield, Virginia
Uwharrie National ForestEarly color
Troy, North Carolina
Vogel State ParkEarly color
Blairsville, Georgia
Beaman ParkModerate color
Nashville, Tennessee
Gibbs GardensModerate color
Cherokee County, Georgia
Montgomery Bell State ParkModerate color
Dickson County, Tennessee
Chattahoochee Nature CenterModerate color
Roswell, Georgia
Daniel Stowe Botanical GardenEarly color
Gaston County, North Carolina
Freedom Park & Little Sugar Creek GreenwayEarly color
Charlotte, North Carolina
Morrow Mountain State ParkNot started
Albemarle, North Carolina
Sharp's Ridge Memorial ParkModerate color
Knoxville, Tennessee
Bald Rock Heritage PreserveNot started
Greenville County, South Carolina
Cherokee Foothills Scenic HighwayEarly color
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Crowders Mountain State ParkEarly color
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Georgia Highway 197Moderate color
Cherokee County, Georgia
Lake Norman State ParkEarly color
Troutman, North Carolina
MaymontModerate color
Richmond, Virginia
Oconee County & Sumter National ForestModerate color
Walhalla, South Carolina
Radnor Lake State ParkHigh color
Nashville, Tennessee
South Mountains State ParkEarly color
Burke County, North Carolina
Stringer's Ridge ParkModerate color
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tallulah Gorge State ParkEarly color
Rabun County, Georgia
Tennessee River GorgeEarly color
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Tennessee RiverparkModerate color
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Virginia Capital TrailModerate color
Richmond, Virginia
Amicalola Falls State ParkEarly color
Dawsonville, Georgia
Caesars Head State ParkEarly color
Greenville County, South Carolina
Cherokee Foothills Scenic BywayEarly color
Gaffney, South Carolina
Cloudland Canyon State ParkModerate color
Dade County, Georgia
Kings Mountain State ParkEarly color
York County, South Carolina
Lewis Ginter Botanical GardenModerate color
Henrico County, Virginia
Libby Hill ParkModerate color
Richmond, Virginia
Pilot Mountain State ParkModerate color
Surry County, North Carolina
Jones Gap State ParkEarly color
Greenville County, South Carolina
Paris Mountain State ParkModerate color
Greenville County, South Carolina
Prentice Cooper State ForestModerate color
Marion County, Tennessee
Table Rock State ParkEarly color
Pickens, South Carolina
Falls Park on the ReedyModerate color
Greenville, South Carolina
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