Fall Foliage in the North Georgia Mountains

Fall is a season of change in many ways. The North Georgia weather gets cooler, the air gets crisp, and the leaves start to paint beautiful colors throughout the trees. Fall is the perfect time to take a vacation away from the stress of everyday life and the best place to visit is the North Georgia Mountains. Enjoy the most beautiful colors of fall foliage anywhere around!

In the North Georgia Mountains you can enjoy the gorgeous fall foliage from a car ride through the mountains, a North Georgia cabin, or by hiking through the colorful forest for an up close and personal view of the beauty and bright colors that surround you. The beautiful colors of fall in the North Georgia mountains start earlier than anywhere else and moving southward across the state. Typically the vibrant fall colors reach their peak between the second and fourth week of October, when more people are coming to the area to some of the many festivals that the North Georgia mountains host every year. It is usually predicted that the leaves will peak around that time, but it is never promised that the leaves will change colors around that time. The weather will have an impact on when the leaves will start changing.

No matter when the leaves changes it is always promised that with the vast majority of trees in Georgia there will be a wide range of fall colors from the top of the mountains to the valley. As fall in the North Georgia mountains begin the trees present beautiful shades of orange, yellow and red. Fall is busy in the North Georgia mountains and there are several ways to enjoy the vast colors of fall foliage.

1. Make a visit to Unicoi State Park. This park has more than 1,000 acres of trees, streams, and breathtaking waterfalls. With trees surrounding you the Unicoi State Park provides guests with various chances to see the fall colors. You can take a guided nature walk to get up close and personal or you can camp out in one of the park's campsites or rent a two or three bedroom cottage inside the park.

2. The 1/2 mile trail at Anna Ruby Falls. The falls border Unicoi State Park and not only will you get to see a vast array of fall colors but you will also get to hike to the falls as the waters falls rapidly over Tray Mountain at 153 feet.

3. Visit the apple capital of Georgia in Ellijay. When the leaves start to come the apples start growing and visitors from everywhere come to the area to pick apples and enjoy fresh apple cider and homemade apple pies.

4. Take a ride on the Blue Ridge train through the scenic mountains that overlook the Toccoa River

5. Horseback riding is a great way to view the beauty of fall foliage in the North Georgia mountains.

6. Take a hayride through the North Georgia mountains at Burt's Pumpkin Farm. This popular pumpkin farm is located in Dawsonville, Georgia and grows thousands of pumpkins each year. After you have spent the day picking pumpkins you can enjoy a hayride in Burt's wagon.

In the fall the leaves are changing and the beauty in the North Georgia mountains is simply breathtaking. As the trees start to come alive with burnt oranges, bright reds and electric yellows the North Georgia mountains began to fill with visitors from all over the United States. With so many fall activities going on why not make a trip to the North GA Mountains to reserve on of the many North Georgia cabins or to enjoy the beauty of the mountains.