Here’s what visitors should be prepared for as the National Park Service burns 1,400 acres of Cades Cove - and why the park does that.

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 ...

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 Jan ...

Cades Loop Road will remain open to visitors pending weather conditions, but delays and temporary closures may happen to ensure public safety during the burn. Sparks and Hyatt lanes will be closed ...

During peak season, the popular national park has 10 to 12 "Volunteers in Park" on its roster for every one National Park ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The National Park Service said it plans to burn approximately 1,400 acres of fields in Cades Cove at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for a few days.

The fires are scheduled to begin Monday, February 3 and end on Wednesday, February 5, as weather permits. Cades Cove Loop ...

CADES COVE, Tenn ... and maintain the historic landscape,” officials at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park posted. “New growth and early signs of spring will be visible in only a ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park completed their scheduled prescribed burns in the eastern half of Cades Cove on Monday.