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 Door County, Wisconsin

Explore locations and scenic byways near Door County, Wisconsin.

Over 3 hours

Scenic driveRiver Road Scenic Byway444 mi · 8 hr 40 minPanoramic views over the AuSable River Valley from high bluffs, with fall color.Scenic driveGunflint Trail Scenic Byway477 mi · 9 hr 38 minDeep in the boreal forest, offering spectacular yellow birches and aspens.Seven Bridges Trail at Grant Park157 mi · 3 hr 3 minPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorParfrey’s Glen177 mi · 3 hr 46 minPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorDevil's Lake State Park183 mi · 4 hrPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorUpper Peninsula (U.P.)210 mi · 4 hr 27 minMichiganPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Peak colorPictured Rocks National Lakeshore229 mi · 4 hr 57 minMichiganPeak: Early OctoberStatus: Peak colorPetoskey Area325 mi · 6 hr 45 minMichiganPeak: Mid OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTunnel of Trees326 mi · 6 hr 50 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorTraverse City407 mi · 8 hr 17 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Moderate colorOld Mission Peninsula415 mi · 8 hr 29 minMichiganPeak: Early NovemberStatus: Early colorLeelanau Peninsula427 mi · 8 hr 50 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early colorSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore431 mi · 8 hr 52 minMichiganPeak: Late OctoberStatus: Early color

Driving distance and time by road from Door County.

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Planning Your Trip to Door County

From Door County you can reach 14 fall color locations and 1 scenic byways in Wisconsin, for day trips that range from a one-hour hike to a full-day drive.

When to Visit

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

Highlights around Door County

How we know when Door 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.