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 Montgomery County, Virginia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Montgomery County, Virginia.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway314 mi · 6 hr 16 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Lake Norman State Park149 mi · 3 hr 1 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBoone & Blowing Rock154 mi · 3 hr 18 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBear Creek Lake State Park157 mi · 3 hr 28 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorRoan Mountain State Park174 mi · 3 hr 31 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorShenandoah National Park164 mi · 3 hr 34 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway181 mi · 3 hr 35 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBlue Ridge Parkway170 mi · 3 hr 42 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain170 mi · 3 hr 47 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorUwharrie National Forest179 mi · 3 hr 48 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden190 mi · 3 hr 52 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorSouth Mountains State Park192 mi · 3 hr 57 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLinville Gorge183 mi · 4 hr 2 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMorrow Mountain State Park198 mi · 4 hr 10 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedMount Mitchell State Park201 mi · 4 hr 21 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway224 mi · 4 hr 31 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late October

Driving distance and time by road from Montgomery County.

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Planning Your Trip to Montgomery County

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

Highlights around Montgomery County

How we know when Montgomery 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.