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.

Funding has been scaled back to keep the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Blue Ridge Parkway facilities open with "basic visitor services." ...

An amusing bear sighting ended up shelving Ayla’s long-awaited Easter plans. "I was stuck in traffic at Cades Cove for two hours and missed Easter dinner with family because of this bear sleeping in a ...

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 ...

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-free ...

The Cades Cove Homeowners Association in Southport sought permission to install a gate and restrict public access to their community. Residents in favor of the gate cited concerns about speeding, ...

After all, the four geodesic domes at Klarhet, near Lutsen, are intended to provide a simple, nature-focused escape from the digital dings and demands of daily life, to recharge and to reconnect with ...

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!

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The cabins in ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — The cabins in Cades Cove offer a look back in time for visitors. However, they need some love to make sure they can stay around for years to come. The Great Smoky Mountains ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is currently recruiting volunteers to 'Adopt-a-Cabin' in Cades Cove. Individuals or groups can sign up to adopt one of four cabins: Elijah ...