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 Greenville, South Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Greenville, South Carolina.

1 to 2 hours

Sassafras Mountain40 mi · 1 hr 17 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChimney Rock State Park51 mi · 1 hr 24 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorth Carolina Arboretum57 mi · 1 hr 26 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest56 mi · 1 hr 29 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate60 mi · 1 hr 33 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park71 mi · 1 hr 34 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park78 mi · 1 hr 39 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest62 mi · 1 hr 42 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls66 mi · 1 hr 44 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park88 mi · 1 hr 51 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Balsam Knob66 mi · 1 hr 55 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields68 mi · 1 hr 57 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park77 mi · 1 hr 59 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens82 mi · 1 hr 59 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden93 mi · 1 hr 59 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway110 mi · 2 hr 29 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Freedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway104 mi · 2 hr 11 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park103 mi · 2 hr 21 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway94 mi · 2 hr 24 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberSouth Mountains State Park98 mi · 2 hr 24 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLinville Gorge98 mi · 2 hr 29 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlood Mountain117 mi · 2 hr 31 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorVogel State Park121 mi · 2 hr 38 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorLake Norman State Park123 mi · 2 hr 40 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway118 mi · 2 hr 40 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway127 mi · 2 hr 47 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald118 mi · 2 hr 48 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChattahoochee Nature Center142 mi · 2 hr 53 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway117 mi · 2 hr 57 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway145 mi · 3 hr 12 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway219 mi · 4 hr 38 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Amicalola Falls State Park143 mi · 3 hr 2 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)124 mi · 3 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain118 mi · 3 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park136 mi · 3 hr 5 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens139 mi · 3 hr 8 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197150 mi · 3 hr 14 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway153 mi · 3 hr 15 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge139 mi · 3 hr 15 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee127 mi · 3 hr 17 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park131 mi · 3 hr 19 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberBoone & Blowing Rock132 mi · 3 hr 22 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMorrow Mountain State Park151 mi · 3 hr 22 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedSeven Islands State Birding Park154 mi · 3 hr 24 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorUwharrie National Forest160 mi · 3 hr 28 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park172 mi · 3 hr 37 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center171 mi · 3 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPilot Mountain State Park186 mi · 3 hr 55 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park194 mi · 4 hr 6 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCherohala Skyway186 mi · 4 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park205 mi · 4 hr 16 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park209 mi · 4 hr 29 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park200 mi · 4 hr 46 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Greenville.

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Planning Your Trip to Greenville

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

Highlights around Greenville

How we know when Greenville 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.