What are the best places to see the fall colors in a 4-8 hour driving distance from Columbia, SC?|154492

I would like to spend this weekend and the next few going around taking good photographs of the fall colors... and I am looking for something within a decent budget, 4-8 hours drive from Columbia, SC. If you know of the most beautiful locations, let me know.

-Thanks in advance.

Why not head to the Smokies? Maggie Valley is close by.
Here_s some links:

http://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm


http://www.maggievalley.org/events.html

If you gamble here_s a link to Cherokee Casino:

http://www.harrahscherokee.com/casinos/h��

We went up there for the 4th of July weekend. Watched fireworks from the front of our motel!

well you can probably get to western pennsylvania, west virgina, kentucky and maybe parts of new york state with 8 hours of SC...BUT if it_s the most beautiful location you_re looking for then you need to get to new england especially arpund mt washington in new hampshire--the mountain peaks have a dusting of snow over them and the foliage is full peak

The farther north you drive the better the leaves will be. As we know the cold has a lot to do with the changing of the leaves. (not all of it) So it would stand to reason that going north would be best. I would actually call before taking off to be sure. You can call any state park in the area you want to go

What is a great little safe town to raise a family in the US?|103957

When I ask this, I mean not a huge city, and not a town that has 2 people in it. Also, that has a civilization close by. Thanks!

www.findyourspot.com

You_re welcome! Thanks for the 10 points!

Athens, GA. Decent sized college town with plenty of culture and family. Atlanta is only 60 miles away if you want to go to a big city for anything. Best place I know.

Here is a link.

You would like my town.
32,000 people.(city limits) Quiet. 20 minutes to a town of more size for shopping and such. 45 minutes to a major city.
one and a half hours to Las Vegas.
Some outlying areas outside city limits that are great to live in. much smaller. I live in one of the out of city limit areas. good elementary school and lots of peace and quiet.

I think my hometown of Prescott,AZ. It has an elevation similar of Denver CO. It is nestled in the largest ponderosa pine tree forests in the world. 3 Pristine lakes are available,1 within the city limits,other 2 are less than 10 minutes away. population is close to 65,000 and growing. There are actual seasons there,snows in the winter,cool in the spring,and warm in the summer. Also known as Arizona_s _Christmas City_. Great places to go within an hours drive include,Sedona,Jerome,and Camp Verde. The grand canyon is 3 hours north,las vegas 5 hours northwest,and the state capitol Phoenix,2 hours southwest.
Some of the best public schools in the state are there as well,always scoring above the state average. There is 2 community colleges there as well,and the crown jewel...Embry Riddle Aeronautical University,THE best flight school in the counrty.
Hope you find this useful,good luck!

Chapin,IL zip code 62628... town of 600 Triopia is a great school...and theres a large town 15 minutes away and it_s in between st. louis and springfield, IL

Seneca, MO. Nice town of about 2000. Absolutely wonderful schools from pre-school to high school. 20 minutes to Joplin, MO, a town that swells to about 150,000 on the weekends so about anything you could want is there plus a University. Or 90 minutes you can be in Tulsa, OK, about an hour to Springfield, MO, 2-1/2 hours to Kansas City, 2 hours to Branson. 4 Seasons. Friendly people. Never had a tornado. Get a great house for a little $. Low cost of living. We love it and so do our kids!

Walla Walla,Washington .... Born and raised here !

Outstanding elementary schools, 1 Is a Championship school for outstanding Bi-Lingual education.

We are a small community of 35,000 .. SUNSET Magazine voted Us the WINE destination of 2005 ..Rich in Northwest history ..has 1 of the Top 20 colleges to attend. ( Whitman ) a very close net community ..small,quite,and Unique ..
mostly farmers,vineyards,

Jacksonville, Oregon. It_s a historic town in Southern Oregon, with a population of about 2,000. It_s close to the Rogue River, the town of Ashland which has a Shakespeare Festival, city of Medford (pop. 70,000), with things to do like rafting, skiing, biking, hiking, tourism, concerts (Britt Gardens is a nationally-famous outdoor concert hall where we_ve had people like Nickel Creek, the Beach Boys, and Heuey Lewis and the News play before), and a lot more. Check it out - it_s safe, has a lot of things to do, and people are friendly. It_s an interesting place to live.

I went to elementary school in both Jonesbouro AR and Athens OH; both great college towns. Oooo... good times

Rock Hill, SC 2 hours to the mountains 2.5 hours to the beach. Lake wylie is about a 15 minute drive. Averages mid 80_s in the summer and mild winters maybe 1 snow per year. only 25 minutes south of charlotte, NC.