See it Your Way
The Tennessee Overhill, located in Southeast Tennessee, offers up a myriad of exciting ways to enjoy fall color in the mountains. The entire southern half of the Cherokee National Forest is located in the Overhill, providing an explosion of seasonal color that lasts well into November. The changing leaves can be seen while screaming down a whitewater river, hiking or biking on a forest trail, winding along on a historic railroad, floating down a scenic river, driving through the clouds in a car, or looking at it all from above while soaring in a glider plane. Whitewater rafting season continues through the end of October. The Hiwassee River Rail Adventures train excursion runs on select dates through the end of November. Hiking and biking trails are open year round. Two Scenic Byways offer two very different fall vistas. The Cherohala Skyway skirts through the clouds and offers early fall color at the higher altitudes while the Ocoee Scenic Byway winds along the Ocoee River at the base of mountains in all their seasonal glory.