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 York County, South Carolina

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

2 to 3 hours

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve90 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedJones Gap State Park90 mi · 2 hr 6 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLinville Gorge86 mi · 2 hr 9 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway85 mi · 2 hr 10 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberChimney Rock State Park90 mi · 2 hr 10 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMorrow Mountain State Park89 mi · 2 hr 12 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedNorth Carolina Arboretum97 mi · 2 hr 12 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park96 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCatawba Falls85 mi · 2 hr 14 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park97 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorUwharrie National Forest97 mi · 2 hr 18 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBiltmore Estate100 mi · 2 hr 19 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBoone & Blowing Rock96 mi · 2 hr 19 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway102 mi · 2 hr 26 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway106 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest109 mi · 2 hr 29 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain92 mi · 2 hr 37 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens114 mi · 2 hr 42 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Mitchell State Park107 mi · 2 hr 42 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain111 mi · 2 hr 43 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPilot Mountain State Park123 mi · 2 hr 45 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields121 mi · 2 hr 48 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob122 mi · 2 hr 51 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park106 mi · 2 hr 53 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway156 mi · 3 hr 28 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway178 mi · 3 hr 54 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveCherohala Skyway185 mi · 3 hr 58 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Oconee County & Sumter National Forest129 mi · 3 hr 2 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorHanging Rock State Park143 mi · 3 hr 4 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park157 mi · 3 hr 16 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMabry Mill159 mi · 3 hr 21 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway158 mi · 3 hr 25 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park150 mi · 3 hr 32 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGrayson Highlands State Park144 mi · 3 hr 42 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)164 mi · 3 hr 50 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlood Mountain185 mi · 3 hr 56 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge179 mi · 4 hrTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park200 mi · 4 hr 2 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park189 mi · 4 hr 3 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park171 mi · 4 hr 5 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberSeven Islands State Birding Park194 mi · 4 hr 10 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway195 mi · 4 hr 12 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald187 mi · 4 hr 13 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from York County.

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Planning Your Trip to York County

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

Highlights around York County

How we know when York 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.