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 ... “It reminds me of when I was a young child and would come and spend the night in the Caldwell house, ...

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.

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.

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. By 1938, all but a few families ...

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.

The worst damage unfolded in Cataloochee, a secluded valley in Haywood County that is home to historic buildings showcasing the region’s pre-park history and one of the park’s two main elk ...

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.

Shadows and seasons are the main markers of time in Cataloochee Valley, a remote corner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park located more than 20 miles from the closest town and reachable only ...

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 ...