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 Tellico Plains, Tennessee

Explore locations and scenic byways near Tellico Plains, Tennessee.

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway56 mi · 1 hr 24 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Blue Ridge Scenic Railway48 mi · 1 hr 13 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCherokee35 mi · 1 hr 18 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorIjams Nature Center60 mi · 1 hr 30 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park63 mi · 1 hr 32 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorVogel State Park67 mi · 1 hr 40 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBlood Mountain70 mi · 1 hr 41 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTennessee Riverpark76 mi · 1 hr 42 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorRussell-Brasstown Scenic Byway68 mi · 1 hr 43 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTennessee River Gorge76 mi · 1 hr 45 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorStringer's Ridge Park79 mi · 1 hr 47 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park78 mi · 1 hr 52 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorBrasstown Bald74 mi · 1 hr 55 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFrozen Head State Park83 mi · 1 hr 57 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAmicalola Falls State Park83 mi · 2 hrGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge83 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorris Dam State Park87 mi · 2 hr 2 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorFoothills Parkway91 mi · 2 hr 12 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park83 mi · 2 hr 13 minPeak: Late OctoberFall Creek Falls State Park87 mi · 2 hr 15 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCloudland Canyon State Park102 mi · 2 hr 16 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGeorgia Highway 197104 mi · 2 hr 20 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)89 mi · 2 hr 25 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGibbs Gardens100 mi · 2 hr 27 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Rock Mountain State Park101 mi · 2 hr 40 minGeorgiaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorTallulah Gorge State Park115 mi · 2 hr 45 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorChattahoochee Nature Center121 mi · 2 hr 51 minGeorgiaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway275 mi · 5 hr 46 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Oconee County & Sumter National Forest121 mi · 3 hr 17 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorPrentice Cooper State Forest105 mi · 3 hr 22 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob129 mi · 3 hr 25 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields131 mi · 3 hr 27 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNorth Carolina Arboretum161 mi · 3 hr 38 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBiltmore Estate163 mi · 3 hr 40 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorLong Hunter State Park177 mi · 3 hr 48 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Byway154 mi · 3 hr 53 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSassafras Mountain151 mi · 3 hr 53 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park159 mi · 3 hr 55 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPisgah National Forest146 mi · 3 hr 57 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTable Rock State Park161 mi · 4 hrSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorRoan Mountain State Park185 mi · 4 hr 2 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMount Mitchell State Park169 mi · 4 hr 3 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens165 mi · 4 hr 4 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNashville Area (Radnor Lake, Percy Warner Park, Harpeth River)194 mi · 4 hr 4 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRadnor Lake State Park193 mi · 4 hr 7 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: High colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve169 mi · 4 hr 10 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedFalls Park on the Reedy187 mi · 4 hr 10 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCatawba Falls183 mi · 4 hr 12 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorChimney Rock State Park189 mi · 4 hr 20 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park197 mi · 4 hr 20 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway203 mi · 4 hr 21 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway180 mi · 4 hr 23 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberBlue Ridge Parkway203 mi · 4 hr 32 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain203 mi · 4 hr 37 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge194 mi · 4 hr 39 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorParis Mountain State Park176 mi · 4 hr 41 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park222 mi · 4 hr 53 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Tellico Plains.

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Planning Your Trip to Tellico Plains

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

Highlights around Tellico Plains

How we know when Tellico Plains 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.