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.
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Field notes · 2026 estimate
When to see peak color at Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway
Peak fall color is predicted around November 3. Plan for the strongest viewing window from October 29 to November 8.
Predicted peakNovember 3
Best windowOctober 29 – November 8
Confidence range±5 days
The prediction comes from 14 years of fall color records at this spot, checked against what observers on the ground saw. Where state foliage spotters report peak (New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Missouri), it has landed inside our ±5-day window about two years in three. An unusual summer or autumn can still move it further. Explore fall color around Spartanburg County and across South Carolina.
Nearby locales
Other places to see color near Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway
30 to 60 minutes
- Bald Rock Heritage Preserve31 mi · 46 minPeak: Nov 3Status: Not started
- Jones Gap State Park31 mi · 48 minPeak: Nov 5Status: Early color
- Falls Park on the Reedy29 mi · 50 minPeak: Nov 6Status: Moderate color
- Table Rock State Park37 mi · 55 minPeak: Nov 5Status: Early color
- Caesars Head State Park38 mi · 58 minPeak: Nov 4Status: Early color
1 to 2 hours
- Paris Mountain State Park28 mi · 1 hr 1 minPeak: Nov 5Status: Moderate color
- Chimney Rock State Park41 mi · 1 hr 3 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Oct 29Status: Early color
- North Carolina Arboretum47 mi · 1 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Oct 29Status: Moderate color
- Cherokee Foothills Scenic Byway47 mi · 1 hr 11 minPeak: Nov 4Status: Early color