The Hiram Caldwell House looks out over a road rendered impassable following major flooding on Rough Fork Creek. Cataloochee Valley is closed until further notice.

By 1910, Cataloochee Valley and the even more isolated Little Cataloochee were home to a combined 1,251 people. When the park was created, they were forced to sell.

Joy Messer Townsend, who now lives in Mississippi, remembers summers and Christmases in the old Caldwell house, which her grandparents rented from the park through the mid-1960s.

In a 1936 photo, Cataloochee community members gather on the porch of the Woody house. It was at the picnic where this photo was taken that the idea for an annual reunion was conceived.

Since Helene, NPS has re-graveled parts of the roads and parking lots in the area, stabilized Hiram Caldwell Barn, addressed many downed trees, assessed trail conditions and more.

By 1910, Cataloochee Valley and the even more isolated Little Cataloochee were home to a combined 1,251 people. When the park was created, they were forced to sell.

A U.S. Geological Survey gauge on Cataloochee Creek 3.6 miles north of Cataloochee Campground shows that the creek, which usually flows about 2 feet deep alongside the road, spiked to 9.5 feet on ...

Re-graveled sections of Cataloochee Entrance Road, Cataloochee Creek Road, parking areas near Palmer House, and Cataloochee Group Camp Road. Completed emergency stabilization of Hiram Caldwell Barn.

By 1910, Cataloochee Valley and the even more isolated Little Cataloochee were home to a combined 1,251 people. When the park was created, they were forced to sell.

NPS said Cataloochee Valley saw the worst impacts from Helene. Crews have re-graveled sections of roads around the entrance road and parking areas near the Palmer House and addressed downed trees ...

In a 1936 photo, Cataloochee community members gather on the porch of the Woody house. It was at the picnic where this photo was taken that the idea for an annual reunion was conceived.