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 Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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

1 to 2 hours

Paris Mountain State Park28 mi · 1 hr 1 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park41 mi · 1 hr 3 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorth Carolina Arboretum47 mi · 1 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway47 mi · 1 hr 11 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBiltmore Estate50 mi · 1 hr 12 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park59 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park66 mi · 1 hr 21 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCatawba Falls47 mi · 1 hr 23 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest59 mi · 1 hr 23 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain52 mi · 1 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCraggy Gardens72 mi · 1 hr 38 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden81 mi · 1 hr 41 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGraveyard Fields71 mi · 1 hr 42 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob73 mi · 1 hr 45 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge79 mi · 1 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park74 mi · 1 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway78 mi · 1 hr 50 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway92 mi · 1 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest76 mi · 1 hr 58 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway135 mi · 2 hr 51 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Mount Mitchell State Park93 mi · 2 hr 1 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway97 mi · 2 hr 16 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway108 mi · 2 hr 19 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLake Norman State Park104 mi · 2 hr 22 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGrandfather Mountain99 mi · 2 hr 25 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park127 mi · 2 hr 35 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park105 mi · 2 hr 38 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoan Mountain State Park110 mi · 2 hr 38 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBoone & Blowing Rock113 mi · 2 hr 42 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)114 mi · 2 hr 43 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge129 mi · 2 hr 54 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park121 mi · 2 hr 59 minTennesseePeak: Late October

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway149 mi · 3 hr 12 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway208 mi · 4 hr 21 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Seven Islands State Birding Park144 mi · 3 hr 4 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMorrow Mountain State Park140 mi · 3 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedUwharrie National Forest148 mi · 3 hr 11 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain156 mi · 3 hr 14 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park161 mi · 3 hr 16 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center161 mi · 3 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park159 mi · 3 hr 21 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee158 mi · 3 hr 27 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway165 mi · 3 hr 30 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald157 mi · 3 hr 32 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChattahoochee Nature Center180 mi · 3 hr 36 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPilot Mountain State Park174 mi · 3 hr 37 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park181 mi · 3 hr 45 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park184 mi · 3 hr 45 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway178 mi · 3 hr 51 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens177 mi · 3 hr 52 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park194 mi · 3 hr 55 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHanging Rock State Park194 mi · 3 hr 56 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197189 mi · 3 hr 58 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park157 mi · 4 hr 8 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park199 mi · 4 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMabry Mill210 mi · 4 hr 13 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway186 mi · 4 hr 22 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Spartanburg County.

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Planning Your Trip to Spartanburg County

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

Highlights around Spartanburg County

How we know when Spartanburg 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.