and we found ourselves on a beautiful spring day going to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. So we set off to drive the ...

Cades Cove will close for at least five days beginning Jan. 20, according to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The popular Cades Cove Loop Road will close from the morning of Jan. 20 until noon ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park might be overrun, but that’s only because it’s wildly awesome. Here’s why a trip to GSMNP ...

Surrounded by mountains, Cades Cove is an isolated, fertile valley. An 11-mile, one-way loop road surrounds the valley and is one of the best places in the park to view wildlife. Once a hunting ...

In Great Smoky Mountains National Park ... Helping to educate and protect visitors near Cades Cove Visitor Center is park volunteer, certified master herpetologist, and venomous snake handler Walt ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host its annual viewing opportunity ... Some popular picnic areas and pavilions are closed, too. And vehicle-free days in Cades Cove will begin in June instead ...

While many agreed that this trail is less crowded than others in the park, visitors should prepare for traffic along Cades Cove Loop Road getting to the trailhead. The trailhead is located past ...