Asheville appears to be your best bet for mountain fall colors. The higher elevations along the Blue Ridge Parkway are past their peak, but down around the city, they are still quite showy. In the Asheville area, the oaks and hickories are peaking, with their yellows, reds and browns, along with red sourwoods, the occasional late maple, and deeply red black gums.
In the northwest mountains of North Carolina, we’re reflecting on what we had – an all too-brief, yet spectacular, fall color season. In the higher peaks, just the russet-red and brown oaks are still showing color, along with Bartlett pears, which remarkably, are one of the last turning trees in this area. A drive down U.S. 421 towards Wilkesboro showed some improvement in color, with more bright yellow birches, maples and tulip poplars, but even along this corridor, the peak had passed.
via Weekly Fall Color Reports – Fall Color l Fall Fishing in NC – North Carolina Travel & Tourism.
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