While winter has fewer crowds, the trade-off is that fewer campgrounds are open (Cades Cove and Smokemont Campground ... the highest peak in the GSMNP and Tennessee, measuring upwards of 6,643 ...

The park lists Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26 as "Red Diamond Days," when the Great Smoky Mountains ...

In the Smokies, wildflowers are out for most of the year - so volunteer Tom Harrington, 85, is too, reporting on the blooms ...

Tennessee. Along the 11-mile Cades Loop Road, visitors will find the highest concentration of historic buildings. Additionally, Cades Cove features a visitor center, campground, and horse camp.

Tennessee and North Carolina’s Smoky Mountains offer travelers glorious scenery to explore year-round. Home to the Great ...

Feel enveloped in mountain majesty by visiting this scenic valley in Townsend, Tennessee that’s fully surrounded ... viewpoints, and campgrounds. Note that Cades Cove Loop Road doesn't allow motor ...

CADES COVE, Tenn. (WATE) — The 2025 start date for vehicle-free days at Cades Cove has been announced after being delayed in May. Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that the vehicle ...

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 ...

Trips around the national park might take longer in June thanks to temporary closures for road maintenance along the Spur and Little River Road.