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 Lake County, Tennessee

Explore locations and scenic byways near Lake County, Tennessee.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway386 mi · 7 hr 48 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway414 mi · 8 hr 30 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Shawnee National Forest126 mi · 3 hr 13 minIllinoisPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorVillage Creek State Park159 mi · 3 hr 35 minArkansasPeak: Mid NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMontgomery Bell State Park143 mi · 3 hr 35 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorHarpeth River State Park175 mi · 3 hr 42 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn James Audubon State Park188 mi · 3 hr 45 minKentuckyPeak: Late OctoberBeaman Park191 mi · 3 hr 53 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)189 mi · 4 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNatchez Trace Parkway184 mi · 4 hr 10 minAlabamaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTishomingo State Park178 mi · 4 hr 11 minMississippiPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park192 mi · 4 hr 12 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorElephant Rocks State Park159 mi · 4 hr 20 minMissouriPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlley Spring184 mi · 4 hr 35 minMissouriPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTaum Sauk Mountain State Park166 mi · 4 hr 35 minMissouriPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMark Twain National Forest187 mi · 5 hr 2 minMissouriPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Lake County.

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Planning Your Trip to Lake County

From Lake County you can reach 23 fall color locations and 2 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 Lake County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Lake County

How we know when Lake 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.