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 Gaffney, South Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Gaffney, South Carolina.

1 to 2 hours

Oconee County & Sumter National Forest33 mi · 1 hr 3 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway47 mi · 1 hr 11 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park33 mi · 1 hr 19 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest41 mi · 1 hr 20 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob43 mi · 1 hr 21 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields44 mi · 1 hr 24 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park60 mi · 1 hr 38 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park67 mi · 1 hr 40 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNorth Carolina Arboretum66 mi · 1 hr 40 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park63 mi · 1 hr 44 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBiltmore Estate69 mi · 1 hr 47 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCatawba Falls75 mi · 1 hr 58 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway92 mi · 2 hr 18 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway106 mi · 2 hr 36 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Craggy Gardens91 mi · 2 hr 13 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlood Mountain99 mi · 2 hr 20 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorVogel State Park103 mi · 2 hr 27 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park106 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park113 mi · 2 hr 32 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park112 mi · 2 hr 35 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway109 mi · 2 hr 36 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald93 mi · 2 hr 37 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway103 mi · 2 hr 38 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)96 mi · 2 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge107 mi · 2 hr 43 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden128 mi · 2 hr 52 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSouth Mountains State Park117 mi · 2 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park103 mi · 2 hr 53 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberAmicalola Falls State Park119 mi · 2 hr 54 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway127 mi · 2 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee114 mi · 2 hr 56 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway242 mi · 5 hr 24 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Freedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway139 mi · 3 hr 4 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway135 mi · 3 hr 5 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center140 mi · 3 hr 5 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge110 mi · 3 hr 7 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens125 mi · 3 hr 8 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway126 mi · 3 hr 11 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park145 mi · 3 hr 19 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197138 mi · 3 hr 20 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain127 mi · 3 hr 20 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLake Norman State Park148 mi · 3 hr 26 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBoone & Blowing Rock141 mi · 3 hr 36 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park163 mi · 3 hr 39 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park180 mi · 3 hr 51 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center180 mi · 3 hr 52 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway154 mi · 3 hr 53 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park203 mi · 4 hr 20 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFrozen Head State Park218 mi · 4 hr 43 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark199 mi · 4 hr 44 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge198 mi · 4 hr 47 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park202 mi · 4 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park209 mi · 5 hrVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Gaffney.

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Planning Your Trip to Gaffney

From Gaffney you can reach 11 fall color locations and 0 scenic byways in South Carolina, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Gaffney, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Gaffney

How we know when Gaffney 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.