Here are the Great Smoky Mountains National operational changes that will affect your visitor experience this spring, ...

The Great Smoky ... the Cades Cove Loop Road, an 11-mile loop that winds through a picturesque valley. The road is known for its historic homesteads, abundant wildlife, and stunning mountain ...

“I want to have fun and feel like I’m doing something worthwhile with my time,” said Meldrum, a former park ranger whose handiwork has raised $37,000 in support of Great Smoky Mountains ...

Six months after hurricane floods tore through Tennessee and North Carolina, historic Cataloochee Valley sites will welcome back visitors.

Here are the Great Smoky Mountains National operational changes that will affect your visitor experience this spring, according to the park’s website. Cades Cove vehicle-free days won't begin ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced that vehicle-free days at Cades Cove will begin later than usual this year. Initially, vehicle-free days ...

Great Smoky Mountains National ... And vehicle-free days in Cades Cove will begin in June instead of May like previous years. Campgrounds: Abrams Creek, Balsam Mountain, Big Creek, Cataloochee ...

Editor's Note: This story was updated to reflect some extended closures began in 2024 due to damage from Helene, according to the Great Smoky Mountains ... open: Cades Cove, Elkmont, and Smokemont.