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 Spencer, Tennessee

Explore locations and scenic byways near Spencer, Tennessee.

2 to 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway87 mi · 2 hr 15 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Cloudland Canyon State Park92 mi · 2 hr 9 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherohala Skyway87 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLong Hunter State Park107 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorFrozen Head State Park93 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)103 mi · 2 hr 22 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park106 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park105 mi · 2 hr 26 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center108 mi · 2 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest63 mi · 2 hr 33 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park103 mi · 2 hr 40 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorHarpeth River State Park123 mi · 2 hr 41 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park121 mi · 2 hr 48 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBeaman Park121 mi · 2 hr 49 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Scenic Railway110 mi · 2 hr 52 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway129 mi · 3 hr 12 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway177 mi · 4 hr 17 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Montgomery Bell State Park142 mi · 3 hr 8 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee126 mi · 3 hr 16 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge145 mi · 3 hr 19 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197156 mi · 3 hr 22 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park140 mi · 3 hr 28 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain143 mi · 3 hr 29 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway152 mi · 3 hr 29 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway141 mi · 3 hr 31 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorAmicalola Falls State Park141 mi · 3 hr 32 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park152 mi · 3 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberBrasstown Bald147 mi · 3 hr 43 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChattahoochee Nature Center177 mi · 3 hr 47 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)158 mi · 3 hr 47 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens148 mi · 3 hr 49 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park174 mi · 4 hr 28 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park188 mi · 4 hr 33 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlack Balsam Knob223 mi · 5 hr 2 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields225 mi · 5 hr 4 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOconee County & Sumter National Forest194 mi · 5 hr 5 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest230 mi · 5 hr 19 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Spencer.

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Planning Your Trip to Spencer

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

Highlights around Spencer

How we know when Spencer 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.