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 Knoxville, Tennessee

Explore locations and scenic byways near Knoxville, Tennessee.

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway115 mi · 2 hr 52 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Tennessee Riverpark116 mi · 2 hr 16 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge116 mi · 2 hr 19 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park119 mi · 2 hr 21 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park108 mi · 2 hr 28 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum118 mi · 2 hr 34 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate121 mi · 2 hr 35 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway107 mi · 2 hr 40 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee94 mi · 2 hr 46 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park135 mi · 2 hr 47 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob124 mi · 2 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park142 mi · 2 hr 50 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields125 mi · 2 hr 51 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Mitchell State Park126 mi · 2 hr 59 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens138 mi · 3 hrNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway225 mi · 4 hr 31 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Vogel State Park126 mi · 3 hr 7 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest130 mi · 3 hr 7 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlood Mountain129 mi · 3 hr 8 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCatawba Falls141 mi · 3 hr 8 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHungry Mother State Park163 mi · 3 hr 9 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway126 mi · 3 hr 10 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway153 mi · 3 hr 16 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park146 mi · 3 hr 16 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park154 mi · 3 hr 16 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway161 mi · 3 hr 17 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLong Hunter State Park174 mi · 3 hr 17 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorBlue Ridge Parkway138 mi · 3 hr 19 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberCaesars Head State Park154 mi · 3 hr 21 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBrasstown Bald133 mi · 3 hr 22 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGrandfather Mountain153 mi · 3 hr 22 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park142 mi · 3 hr 27 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve164 mi · 3 hr 27 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedBoone & Blowing Rock175 mi · 3 hr 29 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge161 mi · 3 hr 30 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park159 mi · 3 hr 32 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park170 mi · 3 hr 36 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGeorgia Highway 197179 mi · 3 hr 37 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Park on the Reedy171 mi · 3 hr 37 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park174 mi · 3 hr 39 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest165 mi · 3 hr 41 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain160 mi · 3 hr 43 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park172 mi · 3 hr 49 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSouth Mountains State Park179 mi · 3 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway180 mi · 3 hr 51 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park170 mi · 3 hr 52 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens159 mi · 3 hr 53 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest144 mi · 3 hr 56 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center199 mi · 4 hr 2 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Knoxville.

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Planning Your Trip to Knoxville

From Knoxville 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 Knoxville, peak color has historically landed in Late October to Early November, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Knoxville

How we know when Knoxville 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.