Fall Foliage (Raleigh, Asheville: live in, best areas, palm trees)

[AJ1972]

When does it begin there?
We would love to come visit/job interview/house hunt in the next couple of months.
Our kids have never seen fall foliage in person.

[ljd1010]

November (mid) - about a month later than we were used to in RI. It's really pretty here in the Fall and the weather is just awesome!

[lamishra]

It depends a lot on the weather in the early fall, but it usually starts around the end of October-mid November.

[kelly237]

I always thought Oct 15th for the mountains and a week or so later
in Raleigh.

[frankpc]

Agreed that most years we have color by Halloween and that it lasts through mid November or so.


Frank

[Claire_F]

As others said, it can vary. However, my best friend came to visit a couple of years ago on her birthday, and the colors were at their peak. Her birthday is October 29. The colors had started a week or two before then.

[CHTransplant]

The Blue Ridge and Great Smokey Mountains are the best areas to view fall color. As someone said above, mid-October is peak color there. A great way to experience it is to take a drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

[AJ1972]

Any color will be noticeable to us, as we live in South Florida with NO color & Palm trees. lol

[BayVillage]

AJ...if you REALLY want to experience fall foliage, you should take the time and head to a place like Asheville or drive the Blue Ridge Parkway when the colors are peak. Awesome!

[CHTransplant]

Some examples of what you'll see along the Blue Ridge Parkway: