That’s the essence of what you get during select days during the summer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Intrigued? Of ...

While trails around Cades Cove and Elkmont often draw crowds, a small nature trail at the Chimneys Picnic Area offers some of the best wildflower viewing in the park, according to the Great Smoky ...

Newfound Gap Road, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, Upper Tremont Road and Cataloochee Valley are some of the most popular roads outside of Cades Cove. All of the roads provide a gateway to a ...

The trail for Abrams Falls is located in Cades Cove. Its turnoff is just past stop #10 on the Cades Cove Loop Road.

Though travelers can find a whopping 1,500 flowering plants inside the national park — more than in any other national park in the U.S. — black-eyed Susans are one of the main draws in Cades Cove.

Alternatively, you can bike the loop, and there are also hiking and horseback trails. The Cades Cove Visitor Center is located approximately six miles around the loop at the Cable Mill area.

Visitors are drawn to Cades Cove to view wildlife, access hiking and equestrian trails, take photographs, attend ranger programs, and ride bicycles. It is one of the park’s most popular areas ...

The road will remain closed until Feb. 29. Until then, Cades Cove Loop Road still can be reached via Rich Mountain Road, a seven-mile, single-lane gravel route, park officials said.