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 Great Falls, Virginia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Great Falls, Virginia.

1 to 2 hours

Scenic driveSkyline Drive68 mi · 1 hr 33 minRuns 105 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.Sugarloaf Mountain42 mi · 1 hr 13 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSweet Run State Park41 mi · 1 hr 15 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorAnnapolis52 mi · 1 hr 18 minMarylandPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorPatapsco Valley State Park47 mi · 1 hr 21 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHistoric National Road49 mi · 1 hr 25 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDruid Hill Park52 mi · 1 hr 26 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCunningham Falls State Park58 mi · 1 hr 29 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWashington Monument State Park57 mi · 1 hr 31 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFalls Road57 mi · 1 hr 33 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWestern Maryland (Garrett & Allegany Counties)58 mi · 1 hr 43 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOregon Ridge Park66 mi · 1 hr 44 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGunpowder Falls State Park74 mi · 1 hr 57 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGettysburg79 mi · 1 hr 57 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

2 to 3 hours

Eastern Shore Waterways89 mi · 2 hr 12 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRocks State Park87 mi · 2 hr 14 minMarylandPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLewis Ginter Botanical Garden107 mi · 2 hr 20 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorChestertown95 mi · 2 hr 21 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLibby Hill Park115 mi · 2 hr 30 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorMaymont113 mi · 2 hr 31 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorVirginia Capital Trail116 mi · 2 hr 32 minPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorWhite Clay Creek State Park112 mi · 2 hr 35 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorWilmington & Western Railroad118 mi · 2 hr 39 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAlapocas Run State Park123 mi · 2 hr 44 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorKillens Pond State Park112 mi · 2 hr 47 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGreen Ridge State Forest119 mi · 2 hr 47 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorBrandywine Creek State Park126 mi · 2 hr 49 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNemours Estate124 mi · 2 hr 49 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWinterthur Museum & Gardens125 mi · 2 hr 50 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMt. Cuba Center122 mi · 2 hr 51 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLongwood Gardens125 mi · 2 hr 54 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPocahontas State Park131 mi · 2 hr 54 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorShenandoah National Park102 mi · 2 hr 54 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorGreat Allegheny Passage137 mi · 2 hr 58 minMarylandPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveBlue Ridge Parkway134 mi · 3 hr 9 minNicknamed "America's Favorite Drive," with high-elevation views of reds, oranges, and golds across two states.Lancaster County127 mi · 3 hr 2 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge141 mi · 3 hr 5 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge120 mi · 3 hr 6 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTrap Pond State Park129 mi · 3 hr 9 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorRidley Creek State Park141 mi · 3 hr 12 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPrime Hook National Wildlife Refuge129 mi · 3 hr 14 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorVeritas Vineyards & Winery135 mi · 3 hr 14 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorJunction & Breakwater Trail136 mi · 3 hr 24 minDelawarePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorCape Henlopen State Park139 mi · 3 hr 30 minDelawarePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBear Creek Lake State Park161 mi · 3 hr 33 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorAwbury Arboretum158 mi · 3 hr 34 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorValley Forge National Historical Park154 mi · 3 hr 35 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorWissahickon Valley Park157 mi · 3 hr 37 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLaurel Highlands170 mi · 3 hr 38 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoute 30174 mi · 3 hr 55 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHigh Bridge Trail State Park180 mi · 3 hr 55 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBelleplain State Forest176 mi · 4 hr 3 minNew JerseyPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOhiopyle State Park185 mi · 4 hr 7 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTyler State Park179 mi · 4 hr 9 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNockamixon State Park185 mi · 4 hr 13 minPennsylvaniaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Great Falls.

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Planning Your Trip to Great Falls

From Great Falls you can reach 21 fall color locations and 3 scenic byways in Virginia, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

Across the destinations we track around Great Falls, peak color has historically landed in Late October, measured from years of fall color records at those spots.

Highlights around Great Falls

How we know when Great Falls 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.