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