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 Smyth County, Virginia

Explore locations and scenic byways near Smyth County, Virginia.

2 to 3 hours

Roan Mountain State Park94 mi · 2 hr 7 minTennesseePeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPilot Mountain State Park99 mi · 2 hr 8 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway90 mi · 2 hr 17 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorMcAfee Knob110 mi · 2 hr 18 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway112 mi · 2 hr 21 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGrandfather Mountain90 mi · 2 hr 23 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorHanging Rock State Park111 mi · 2 hr 23 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorExplore Park115 mi · 2 hr 27 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLinville Gorge103 mi · 2 hr 38 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorNatural Bridge State Park136 mi · 2 hr 40 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorLake Norman State Park140 mi · 2 hr 50 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFoothills Parkway145 mi · 2 hr 56 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSeven Islands State Birding Park146 mi · 2 hr 56 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: High colorMount Mitchell State Park122 mi · 2 hr 57 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate color

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveCherohala Skyway235 mi · 4 hr 52 minMile-high vistas and brilliant fall foliage in the southern Appalachian National Forests.Scenic driveRussell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway257 mi · 5 hr 30 minA Georgia route for catching the southward shift of fall color in the Chattahoochee National Forest.Biltmore Estate147 mi · 3 hr 6 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorIjams Nature Center163 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSharp's Ridge Memorial Park164 mi · 3 hr 9 minTennesseePeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorBlue Ridge Parkway126 mi · 3 hr 12 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberNorth Carolina Arboretum152 mi · 3 hr 12 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGatlinburg & Pigeon Forge163 mi · 3 hr 17 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorCraggy Gardens155 mi · 3 hr 21 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorSouth Mountains State Park125 mi · 3 hr 24 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFreedom Park & Little Sugar Creek Greenway171 mi · 3 hr 25 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park170 mi · 3 hr 32 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberUwharrie National Forest170 mi · 3 hr 37 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCatawba Falls169 mi · 3 hr 39 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorDaniel Stowe Botanical Garden180 mi · 3 hr 41 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorGreat Smoky Mountains National Park (Cades Cove, Newfound Gap, Kuwohi)176 mi · 3 hr 44 minTennesseePeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorGraveyard Fields177 mi · 3 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorPisgah National Forest180 mi · 3 hr 49 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorBlack Balsam Knob178 mi · 3 hr 52 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorChimney Rock State Park180 mi · 3 hr 54 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorCrowders Mountain State Park192 mi · 3 hr 54 minNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCherokee Foothills Scenic Highway195 mi · 3 hr 55 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorJones Gap State Park188 mi · 3 hr 55 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorCaesars Head State Park188 mi · 3 hr 59 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorMorrow Mountain State Park188 mi · 4 hrNorth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedKings Mountain State Park199 mi · 4 hr 1 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorBald Rock Heritage Preserve198 mi · 4 hr 6 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Not startedTable Rock State Park204 mi · 4 hr 14 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorFalls Park on the Reedy205 mi · 4 hr 16 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate colorSassafras Mountain194 mi · 4 hr 21 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorParis Mountain State Park204 mi · 4 hr 31 minSouth CarolinaPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Moderate color

Driving distance and time by road from Smyth County.

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Planning Your Trip to Smyth County

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

Highlights around Smyth County

How we know when Smyth 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.