Starting Tuesday, Nov. 1, the park said it would conduct burns to safely reduce fuel, restore meadow habitats and maintain the landscape of Cades Cove.

Just because the Cades Cove Loop Road is closed until Sept. 27 does not mean that auto touring in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has ended. There are over 300 miles of roads within the park al… ...

Cades Cove is a mountain valley with gorgeous 360-degree views of the Smokies. With so many open spaces, it's a great place to take pictures of the topography, wildflowers and animals.

Down the road, Cades Cove Primitive Baptist Church (established June 16, 1827) glows a brilliant white against the autumn backdrop. It is now retired from its years of service to the community.

The scheduled dates for the remainder of the 2022 fall sorghum season in Cades Cove are as follows: Friday through Sunday, Sept. 16–18. Friday through Sunday, Nov. 4–6.

Cades Cove Loop Road, Laurel Creek Road, Cades Cove Campground, and more could be closed for days as crews work to clean up storm debris, according to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

According to the National Park Service, Cades Cove will be closed for the Friends of the Smokies annual Loop Lope footrace on Sunday, November 10 until 11 a.m.

Smoke billowed up from The Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s Cades Cove on Monday morning as crews began a month-long process of incinerating the leaf-strewn landscape.

Cades Cove is scheduled to reopen to the public Jan. 24, weather permitting. If more work is necessary in the area, the loop will close again Jan. 27.

So they ought to do something," he said. If you go: CADES COVE: Located eight miles from Townsend, Tenn. An 11-mile, one-way loop road encircles the valley floor.

Visitors walk and bike Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Cades Cove Loop Road will be vehicle-free all day long on Wednesdays from June ...