GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK (WATE) — The National Park Service plans to reopen parts of Cataloochee Valley in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday. “Within the park ...

The park continues to work to restore roads, trails and facilities throughout Cataloochee Valley. Cataloochee Entrance Road up to Beech Grove School. Cataloochee Creek Road to the Old Cataloochee ...

Trails and some roads in Cataloochee Valley, which is on the North Carolina side of the park, will welcome visitors back April 4, the National Park Service announced. Cataloochee has been closed ...

The area has been closed since September 2024 after the remnants of Hurricane Helene significantly damaged trails and roads in the park. NPS said Cataloochee Valley saw the worst impacts from Helene.