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 Morgan County, Tennessee
Explore locations and scenic byways near Morgan County, Tennessee.
In Morgan County
1 to 2 hours
Scenic driveCherohala Skyway81 mi · 1 hr 57 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Norris Dam State Park35 mi · 1 hr 5 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorIjams Nature Center46 mi · 1 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park60 mi · 1 hr 27 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCherohala Skyway82 mi · 1 hr 58 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge84 mi · 1 hr 58 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color
2 to 3 hours
Foothills Parkway91 mi · 2 hr 8 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorStringer's Ridge Park99 mi · 2 hr 11 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park91 mi · 2 hr 13 minPeak: Late OctoberFall Creek Falls State Park87 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge99 mi · 2 hr 14 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTennessee Riverpark103 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)97 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park128 mi · 2 hr 50 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway118 mi · 3 hr 6 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway136 mi · 3 hr 19 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Long Hunter State Park141 mi · 3 hr 1 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway128 mi · 3 hr 7 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee115 mi · 3 hr 13 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)157 mi · 3 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park156 mi · 3 hr 21 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorNorth Carolina Arboretum157 mi · 3 hr 25 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate159 mi · 3 hr 27 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorHarpeth River State Park169 mi · 3 hr 31 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park147 mi · 3 hr 34 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain150 mi · 3 hr 35 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBeaman Park166 mi · 3 hr 36 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway147 mi · 3 hr 37 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorRoan Mountain State Park174 mi · 3 hr 38 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob162 mi · 3 hr 41 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields163 mi · 3 hr 43 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest125 mi · 3 hr 44 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBrasstown Bald154 mi · 3 hr 49 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park165 mi · 3 hr 51 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens176 mi · 3 hr 52 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197187 mi · 3 hr 53 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park163 mi · 3 hr 54 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest169 mi · 3 hr 58 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls179 mi · 4 hrNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChimney Rock State Park184 mi · 4 hr 7 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway191 mi · 4 hr 8 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway199 mi · 4 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park192 mi · 4 hr 8 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway176 mi · 4 hr 11 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberCaesars Head State Park192 mi · 4 hr 12 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGrandfather Mountain191 mi · 4 hr 13 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens177 mi · 4 hr 14 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center207 mi · 4 hr 18 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve202 mi · 4 hr 19 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedLinville Gorge199 mi · 4 hr 21 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park197 mi · 4 hr 24 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park208 mi · 4 hr 27 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy209 mi · 4 hr 29 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest203 mi · 4 hr 33 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain199 mi · 4 hr 34 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park195 mi · 4 hr 39 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway218 mi · 4 hr 43 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park208 mi · 4 hr 44 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color
Driving distance and time by road from Morgan County.
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Planning Your Trip to Morgan County
From Morgan 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 Morgan County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Morgan County
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Gatlinburg, TN · Public domain
How we know when Morgan 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.