Great Smoky Mountains National Park will offer Cades Cove cehicle-free days every Wednesday from May 6 to Sept. 30. These ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains open amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, allowing visitors to enjoy popular areas this fall. One of those areas will temporarily close, but not ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — From May through September, one of the most popular roads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed Wednesdays to motor vehicles. Cades Cove Loop Road will ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will offer vehicle-free days on the Cades Cove Loop on Wednesdays starting in May. The popular Laurel Falls Trail has been closed for more than a year for ...

So many visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ‒ especially the ones staying in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge ‒ ask themselves this: Is Cades Cove worth going to? In one enthusiastic word: Yes!

Hikers and cyclists can start enjoying Cades Cove soon. Here’s when the popular vehicle-free days will be offered in 2026.