Visitors have questions about the country’s most-visited national park amid the government shutdown. Here’s what’s open and what’s about to close.

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!

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Recent favorable weather conditions have allowed the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to plan an upcoming controlled/prescribed burn in Cades Cove. The burn operations are ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open to visitors amid the shutdown. But the popular scenic loop will temporarily close ...

The Smokies could be a little smoky for the first week of February. But it's no cause for concern. Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WKRN) – Cades Cove is a valley surrounded by mountains, but the area is defined by much more. “It’s a history. It’s a community. It’s a people. And it’s a story that we need to make ...

After a delayed start, vehicle-free days at Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will return this summer. The Smokies will offer the first Cades Cove vehicle-free day of the year in June ...

TENNESSEE, USA — The wildlife in Cades Cove is enjoying a winter break while the Great Smoky Mountains National Park works on necessary construction projects. Laurel Creek Road, the seven-mile access ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park said it is incorporating American Sign Language (ASL) into its Cades Cove educational programs on Saturday, April 15 from 9 a ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WKRN) – Cades Cove is a valley surrounded by mountains, but the area is defined by much more. “It’s a history. It’s a community. It’s a people. And it’s a story that we need to make ...