Sep 1Dec 31
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 Chattanooga, Tennessee
Explore locations and scenic byways near Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In Chattanooga
30 to 60 minutes
1 to 2 hours
Scenic driveCherohala Skyway79 mi · 1 hr 49 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Fall Creek Falls State Park68 mi · 1 hr 39 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest27 mi · 1 hr 41 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway80 mi · 1 hr 50 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 19793 mi · 1 hr 51 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway87 mi · 1 hr 57 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color
2 to 3 hours
Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway104 mi · 2 hr 21 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Amicalola Falls State Park92 mi · 2 hr 7 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFrozen Head State Park104 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center113 mi · 2 hr 16 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park117 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center119 mi · 2 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens105 mi · 2 hr 23 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee101 mi · 2 hr 25 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLong Hunter State Park129 mi · 2 hr 31 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorVogel State Park115 mi · 2 hr 37 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)133 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park115 mi · 2 hr 37 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlood Mountain118 mi · 2 hr 38 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway115 mi · 2 hr 40 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSeven Islands State Birding Park133 mi · 2 hr 40 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRadnor Lake State Park136 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorBrasstown Bald121 mi · 2 hr 52 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHarpeth River State Park153 mi · 2 hr 57 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway151 mi · 3 hr 26 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Beaman Park151 mi · 3 hr 4 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge156 mi · 3 hr 11 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFoothills Parkway164 mi · 3 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMontgomery Bell State Park172 mi · 3 hr 23 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park164 mi · 3 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberBlack Rock Mountain State Park149 mi · 3 hr 38 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)170 mi · 3 hr 39 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park156 mi · 3 hr 41 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest168 mi · 4 hr 14 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob191 mi · 4 hr 26 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields192 mi · 4 hr 28 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway202 mi · 4 hr 50 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSassafras Mountain199 mi · 4 hr 50 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest208 mi · 4 hr 57 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park209 mi · 4 hr 58 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color
Driving distance and time by road from Chattanooga.
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Planning Your Trip to Chattanooga
From Chattanooga you can reach 22 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in Tennessee, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.
When to Visit
Across the destinations we track around Chattanooga, peak color has historically landed in Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Chattanooga
Amicalola Falls State Park
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Vogel State Park
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How we know when Chattanooga 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.