Fall foliage

Fall foliage in Tennessee

Fall 2026 · updated daily

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Mount Le Conte and its neighboring ridges in orange and red, rising over a forest of gold and green under a clear sky.
Mount Le Conte, in the SmokiesPhoto: Scott Basford · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Tennessee’s color starts on the crest of the Smokies and descends over about three weeks.

Red, orange and yellow hardwoods among dark spruce and fir on a mountainside.
Near Newfound GapPhoto: National Park Service · Public domain · source

Kuwohi (Clingmans Dome), Mount Guyot and Newfound Gap turn in the middle of October;

A large tree in orange and gold beside a fence at the edge of a meadow, with a forested ridge beyond.
Cades CovePhoto: Warren Bielenberg / NPS · Public domain · source

the mid-elevation trails and Cades Cove follow in the third week;

The Foothills Parkway curving toward a ridge of red and orange trees crowned by an observation tower.
Foothills Parkway, near Look RockPhoto: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0 · source

the foothills around Pigeon Forge and the Foothills Parkway peak at the turn of the month.

Fall Creek Falls dropping into a gorge ringed by red, orange and yellow trees.
Fall Creek Falls, on the Cumberland PlateauPhoto: P. Hughes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

The Cumberland Plateau colors at about the same time as the foothills, and Middle and West Tennessee finish in the first half of November.

Maple, birch and cherry make up the high country; oaks, hickories and sweetgum carry the lowlands.

In a typical year

Bordering states

Color: Fallcast, the same map as the app. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors, Protomaps. Place outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.