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Nashville, Tennessee fall foliage
In a typical year, fall color in the Nashville area peaks around November 2, with the best viewing from roughly October 31 to November 8.
- Typical peak
- November 2
- Best viewing
- Oct 31 – Nov 8
- Color starts
- Around Oct 21
- Leaves mostly down
- Around Nov 15
- Elevation
- 550 ft
2026 foliage season
Typical season
Peak around November 2. Turn on JavaScript to see today’s estimated status and the five-week outlook.
The season at a glance
Bar height shows how good the viewing typically is on each day, from September 1 through November 30. Colors show the stage, from green through peak red to bare.
Open Nashville on the foliage mapWhere to see the color around Nashville
Nashville’s color comes in late October and early November. Radnor Lake State Natural Area has wooded trails around a lake in the hills south of the city, and Percy Warner Park has winding roads, stone walls, and wooded ridges. Along the Cumberland River, Shelby Bottoms Greenway follows the river through bottomland woods.
Scenic drive
The Natchez Trace Parkway starts just southwest of Nashville and runs 444 miles to Natchez, Mississippi, through woods and farmland with no commercial traffic. Near its northern end, the Double Arch Bridge carries the parkway high over a valley, and the village of Leiper’s Fork is a short detour.
If you arrive too early or too late
Too early? Still mostly green
Nothing nearby turns earlier
None of the destinations we track within 150 miles of Nashville typically peaks much earlier.
Too late? Already past peak
Nothing nearby turns later
None of the destinations we track within 150 miles of Nashville typically peaks much later.
Nearby destinations
Trees you’ll see turning
Common questions
When is peak fall foliage in Nashville?
In a typical year, fall color in the Nashville area peaks around November 2, with the best viewing from roughly October 31 to November 8. Weather can shift the timing by about a week either way.
How long does peak color last in Nashville?
Near-peak color usually holds for about 9 days. Color starts to show around October 21, and most leaves are down by about November 15.
Is Nashville early or late compared with the rest of Tennessee?
Nashville typically peaks about 4 days later than the Tennessee average of Oct 29. It ranks 6 of 8 Tennessee destinations from earliest to latest.
What trees color up around Nashville?
The main fall color in this area comes from red maple, sweetgum, tulip tree, and shagbark hickory. See the leaf guide to identify them.
Estimates come from the Leaves.com model of typical years, based on latitude, elevation, and distance from large bodies of water. They are not live observations. How it works.