About halfway through the loop drive is the Cades Cove Visitor Center. Stop here to chat with park staff and obtain maps and other resources; attend a seasonal ranger program; find public restroom ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WVLT) - Thursday afternoon, officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that Cades Cove Loop Road and Greenbrier Road had closed due to high waters.

So we set off to drive the Cades Cove Loop and took the Abrams Falls Trail to see a waterfall. I remember a lot of that hike, ...