Bask in the bounty of the fall apple harvest amidst the scenic beauty of the Historic Hendersonville & Flat Rock area. A favorable color season requires a succession of warm, sunny days, crisp cool nights and rain to keep the leaves growing to bring about the most spectacular color displays. As you plan your fall mountain get-away, your window of opportunity is larger than you think. The peak leaf color season lasts from early October to mid-November depending on where you are. No matter what week of leaf season you arrive, peak fall color is somewhere close by.

The western North Carolina mountains provide a variety of elevations, from the highest peaks to the warm, gently rolling foothills. The chances to witness spectacular fall color and beautiful mountain vistas are plentiful in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The leaves change color when the food producing chlorophyll in the leaves dies as the days grow shorter and the temperature drops. A good color season requires warm days, cool nights and rain to keep the leaves growing. When trees stop producing chlorophyll, the green pigment in the leaves, it unveils color that had been covered up by the chlorophyll. The change in color begins in the higher elevations and cascades down the mountain side to the foothills.