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 Cocke County, Tennessee

Explore locations and scenic byways near Cocke County, Tennessee.

1 to 2 hours

Seven Islands State Birding Park36 mi · 1 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)34 mi · 1 hr 3 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center44 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park54 mi · 1 hr 16 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum65 mi · 1 hr 35 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate67 mi · 1 hr 37 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park76 mi · 1 hr 45 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBlack Balsam Knob71 mi · 1 hr 50 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields72 mi · 1 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway100 mi · 2 hr 25 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Craggy Gardens85 mi · 2 hr 2 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest77 mi · 2 hr 8 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park91 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls88 mi · 2 hr 9 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherohala Skyway91 mi · 2 hr 13 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Mitchell State Park87 mi · 2 hr 15 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park93 mi · 2 hr 17 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park101 mi · 2 hr 17 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway108 mi · 2 hr 18 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park101 mi · 2 hr 22 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorRoan Mountain State Park97 mi · 2 hr 25 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve111 mi · 2 hr 29 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedBlue Ridge Parkway111 mi · 2 hr 33 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberBlack Rock Mountain State Park106 mi · 2 hr 34 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park117 mi · 2 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy118 mi · 2 hr 38 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge116 mi · 2 hr 39 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest112 mi · 2 hr 42 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain107 mi · 2 hr 44 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park119 mi · 2 hr 50 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSouth Mountains State Park126 mi · 2 hr 50 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway127 mi · 2 hr 53 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park117 mi · 2 hr 54 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway115 mi · 2 hr 55 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHungry Mother State Park145 mi · 2 hr 56 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain115 mi · 3 hrNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway132 mi · 3 hr 12 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway207 mi · 4 hr 18 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Cherokee122 mi · 3 hr 1 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBoone & Blowing Rock126 mi · 3 hr 16 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark161 mi · 3 hr 16 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCrowders Mountain State Park155 mi · 3 hr 19 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTennessee River Gorge160 mi · 3 hr 19 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park164 mi · 3 hr 21 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway138 mi · 3 hr 23 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park145 mi · 3 hr 23 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain148 mi · 3 hr 24 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald136 mi · 3 hr 24 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorKings Mountain State Park158 mi · 3 hr 24 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway138 mi · 3 hr 25 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGrayson Highlands State Park155 mi · 3 hr 26 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLake Norman State Park167 mi · 3 hr 29 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFall Creek Falls State Park153 mi · 3 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden170 mi · 3 hr 40 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCloudland Canyon State Park187 mi · 3 hr 50 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway181 mi · 3 hr 52 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorAmicalola Falls State Park173 mi · 4 hr 10 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGeorgia Highway 197190 mi · 4 hr 28 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens190 mi · 4 hr 35 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center205 mi · 4 hr 43 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest189 mi · 4 hr 57 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Cocke County.

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Planning Your Trip to Cocke County

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

Highlights around Cocke County

How we know when Cocke 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.