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With over 100 stunning waterfalls scattered throughout the region, here are eight must-visit spots in North Georgia for hikes, changing leaves and more
Once the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, we wait for the leaves to change colors — peak season in Georgia is October and November.
Unicoi State Park & Lodge is a 1,050-acre (4.2 km 2) state park (est. in 1954) located immediately north-northeast of Helen, Georgia in the northeastern portion of the state. The centerpiece of the park is 53-acre (21 ha) Unicoi Lake on Smith Creek. The park is especially popular in October, when the autumn leaves in the forest change colors. [1]
Leaf peepers prepare! This fall foliage map shows when to expect peak color across Georgia and the U.S. this fall.
The state of Georgia has approximately 250 tree species and 58 protected plants. Georgia's native trees include red cedar, a variety of pines, oaks, maples, palms, sweetgum, scaly-bark and white hickories, as well as many others. Yellow jasmine, flowering quince, and mountain laurel make up just a few of the flowering shrubs in the state. [1]
A green leaf is green because of the presence of a pigment known as chlorophyll, which is inside an organelle called a chloroplast.When abundant in the leaf's cells, as during the growing season, the chlorophyll's green color dominates and masks out the colors of any other pigments that may be present in the leaf.
Check out this interactive fall foliage map for 2023. The map predicts exactly when the leaves will change and reach peak foliage across the United States.
The climate of Atlanta and its metropolitan area is humid subtropical (Cfa) according to the Köppen classification, with four seasons including hot, humid summers and cool winters that are occasionally cold by the standards of the southern United States; the city and its immediate suburbs are located in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 8a, although the far northern suburbs begin to transition to ...