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 Sevier County, Tennessee
Explore locations and scenic byways near Sevier County, Tennessee.
In Sevier County
Under 30 minutes
1 to 2 hours
Scenic driveCherohala Skyway60 mi · 1 hr 34 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Foothills Parkway34 mi · 1 hr 3 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park42 mi · 1 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorIjams Nature Center50 mi · 1 hr 35 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park60 mi · 1 hr 35 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob70 mi · 1 hr 57 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields71 mi · 1 hr 59 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum71 mi · 1 hr 59 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color
2 to 3 hours
Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway101 mi · 2 hr 41 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Biltmore Estate73 mi · 2 hr 1 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park74 mi · 2 hr 2 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorNorris Dam State Park82 mi · 2 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorCherokee82 mi · 2 hr 9 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTallulah Gorge State Park88 mi · 2 hr 19 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest87 mi · 2 hr 21 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest79 mi · 2 hr 24 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens91 mi · 2 hr 26 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway89 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFrozen Head State Park97 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway103 mi · 2 hr 33 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls94 mi · 2 hr 34 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway97 mi · 2 hr 38 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSassafras Mountain94 mi · 2 hr 39 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorVogel State Park109 mi · 2 hr 40 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park102 mi · 2 hr 40 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain112 mi · 2 hr 41 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChimney Rock State Park99 mi · 2 hr 42 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park107 mi · 2 hr 42 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway109 mi · 2 hr 43 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway114 mi · 2 hr 43 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorTable Rock State Park104 mi · 2 hr 46 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMount Mitchell State Park112 mi · 2 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBrasstown Bald105 mi · 2 hr 52 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve117 mi · 2 hr 53 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedBlue Ridge Parkway117 mi · 2 hr 58 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late October
Over 3 hours
Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway238 mi · 5 hr 7 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Linville Gorge122 mi · 3 hr 3 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFalls Park on the Reedy124 mi · 3 hr 3 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park132 mi · 3 hr 15 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park123 mi · 3 hr 18 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park138 mi · 3 hr 20 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorRoan Mountain State Park148 mi · 3 hr 23 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway140 mi · 3 hr 31 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee Riverpark167 mi · 3 hr 35 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorTennessee River Gorge166 mi · 3 hr 38 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGeorgia Highway 197159 mi · 3 hr 40 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain141 mi · 3 hr 40 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorStringer's Ridge Park170 mi · 3 hr 40 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCrowders Mountain State Park161 mi · 3 hr 44 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorHungry Mother State Park176 mi · 3 hr 45 minVirginiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens155 mi · 3 hr 47 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorFall Creek Falls State Park158 mi · 3 hr 47 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKings Mountain State Park163 mi · 3 hr 49 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLake Norman State Park173 mi · 3 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBoone & Blowing Rock155 mi · 3 hr 56 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden176 mi · 4 hr 5 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCloudland Canyon State Park192 mi · 4 hr 9 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChattahoochee Nature Center174 mi · 4 hr 11 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGrayson Highlands State Park186 mi · 4 hr 15 minVirginiaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway187 mi · 4 hr 17 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPrentice Cooper State Forest195 mi · 5 hr 15 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color
Driving distance and time by road from Sevier County.
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Planning Your Trip to Sevier County
From Sevier 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 Sevier County, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.
Highlights around Sevier County
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Gatlinburg, TN · Public domain
Black Rock Mountain State Park
Thomsonmg2000 · CC0
How we know when Sevier 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.