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 Pickens County, South Carolina

Explore locations and scenic byways near Pickens County, South Carolina.

1 to 2 hours

Jones Gap State Park32 mi · 1 hr 2 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest30 mi · 1 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob31 mi · 1 hr 7 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields32 mi · 1 hr 9 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Park on the Reedy40 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum43 mi · 1 hr 26 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway52 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest45 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate50 mi · 1 hr 38 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park45 mi · 1 hr 38 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park62 mi · 1 hr 45 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChimney Rock State Park52 mi · 1 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway93 mi · 2 hr 29 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway103 mi · 2 hr 36 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Tallulah Gorge State Park75 mi · 2 hr 2 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens72 mi · 2 hr 4 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls64 mi · 2 hr 7 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park93 mi · 2 hr 27 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway92 mi · 2 hr 33 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberLinville Gorge97 mi · 2 hr 38 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)93 mi · 2 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKings Mountain State Park111 mi · 2 hr 42 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway108 mi · 2 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCrowders Mountain State Park118 mi · 2 hr 47 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain112 mi · 2 hr 48 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald98 mi · 2 hr 48 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSouth Mountains State Park107 mi · 2 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway102 mi · 2 hr 53 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorVogel State Park116 mi · 2 hr 54 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park100 mi · 2 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberCherokee111 mi · 2 hr 56 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway230 mi · 5 hr 18 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Blue Ridge Parkway115 mi · 3 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden133 mi · 3 hr 7 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge107 mi · 3 hr 7 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park126 mi · 3 hr 10 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway130 mi · 3 hr 14 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain117 mi · 3 hr 14 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway144 mi · 3 hr 19 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorAmicalola Falls State Park131 mi · 3 hr 21 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLake Norman State Park148 mi · 3 hr 28 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSeven Islands State Birding Park144 mi · 3 hr 30 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBoone & Blowing Rock130 mi · 3 hr 31 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center153 mi · 3 hr 32 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens138 mi · 3 hr 35 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park161 mi · 3 hr 42 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center161 mi · 3 hr 43 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197150 mi · 3 hr 47 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway151 mi · 3 hr 53 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park183 mi · 4 hr 11 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHungry Mother State Park194 mi · 4 hr 21 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park199 mi · 4 hr 34 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark196 mi · 4 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge195 mi · 4 hr 48 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park199 mi · 4 hr 49 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park189 mi · 4 hr 51 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Pickens County.

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Planning Your Trip to Pickens County

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

Highlights around Pickens County

How we know when Pickens County 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.