Leaves begin to turn around Cades Cove's John Oliver Cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.© Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel ...

Park plans 1000-acre controlled burn at Cades Cove by: Hannah Moore Posted: Feb 2, 2024 / 07:20 PM EST Updated: Feb 2, 2024 / 07:20 PM EST ...

The National Park Service plans to burn approximately 1,400 acres of fields in Cades Cove, weather permitting. Burn operations might begin Feb. 3 and continue through Feb. 5.

Cades Cove Loop Road and Laurel Creek reopened Friday morning. The Great Smoky Mountains did receive several inches of snow, though it didn't stick in the lower elevations.

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. Burn ...