Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Fall Drives

Ohio Drives

There's no better way to savor the excitement and diversity of fall color than with a drive through the state's rural countryside.

Spectacular views appear at every bend in the road in some areas. ODNR recommends this sampling from among the most popular fall color driving tours.

Many of these routes also offer opportunities to stop at nearby state parks, forests and nature preserves for up-close views of fall's annual woodland fireworks.

SPECIAL REPORT - FALL DRIVES
CENTRAL
Regional I-71 from Delaware north to Mansfield
Delaware SR 315, from I-270 north to Delaware
Delaware SR 745, from SR 161 north to Propect
Licking SR 13, from I-70 north to Newark/Heath
NORTHEAST
Richland/Ashland SR 97, from I-71 east to Loudonville
Ashland/Knox SR 3, from Loudonville south to Jelloway
Regional SR 534, from Damascus north to Harpersfield
Geauga/Portage SR 700, from Burton south to Freedom
Geauga/Lake SR 608, from Middlefield northwest to I-90
Summit I-271 and I-80, over the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Medina/Summit/Portage SR 303, from Hinkley east to Shalersville
Holmes SR 39, from Loudonville east to Sugarcreek and I-77
Geauga SR 87 from Burton to SR 11
Tuscarawas SR 212 from I-77 to Atwood Lake
EAST
East Central I-77, from Canton south to Marietta
Jefferson SR 151, from SR 7 west to Hopedale
SOUTHEAST
Morgan SR 78, from Glouster northeast to McConnelsville
Hocking SR 374 and 664, around the Hocking Hills Region
Hocking/Vinton SR 278, from Nelsonville southwest to Prattsville
Meigs SR 681, SR 124 and SR 248, from Tuppers Plains to Keno
Jackson/Lawrence SR 93, from Oak Hill south to Ironton
Monroe/Washington SR 26, from Woodsfield to Marietta
Ross SR 372 from SR 104 to U.S. 35
Ross US 50 from Chillicothe southwest to Bainbridge
Harrison SR 646 from Tappan Lake to Annapolis
Regional US 35 from Chillicothe to the Ohio River
SOUTHWEST
Warren I-71, over Little Miami River Gorge
Scioto Shawnee State Forest and Shawnee State Park Roads
Regional US 50 and SR 32/124 (The Appalachian Highway), from Athens west to Cincinnati
Regional SR 41 from Greenfield to the Ohio River
Clark CR 316 from U.S. 40 to I-70
NORTHWEST
Regional SR 65, SR 424 and SR 111, from Perrysburg southwest to Defiance
Regional SR 105, SR 163 and SR 53, from Bowling Green northeast to Catawba Island