Great Smoky Mountains
Is Cades Cove Loop Road Open?
Current closures, road events and park alerts for Cades Cove Loop Road, from the National Park Service, plus the forecast along the road.
Photo: Newfound Gap Road, Thomas Ridge Overlook. Washuotaku, CC BY-SA 4.0
Status
Cades Cove Loop Road status right now
Retrieved Oct 3, 12:05 am ET (11:05 pm CT)
The National Park Service listed no closure or road event for Cades Cove Loop Road as of 12:05 am ET on Oct 3. Seasonal and weather closures can start between readings.
Matched by road name in the National Park Service road events and alerts for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. NPS road closures page.
Weather
Weather on Cades Cove Loop Road
National Weather Service forecast for the grid square at a point along the road, issued Oct 2, 7:06 pm ET (6:06 pm CT). Mountain weather changes quickly with elevation.
Road
About Cades Cove Loop Road
Cades Cove Loop Road is the one-way 11-mile loop around Cades Cove on the Tennessee side of the park, west of Townsend.
Roads
Other Smokies roads
- Newfound Gap RoadNo closure listed
- Clingmans Dome RoadNo closure listed
- Roaring Fork Motor Nature TrailNo closure listed
- Little River RoadNo closure listed
- Laurel Creek RoadNo closure listed
- Rich Mountain RoadNo closure listed
- Foothills ParkwayNo closure listed
- Upper Tremont RoadNo closure listed
- Greenbrier RoadNo closure listed
- Cosby RoadNo closure listed
- Balsam Mountain RoadRoad event listed
- Cataloochee RoadNo closure listed
Cades Cove Loop Road questions
Is Cades Cove Loop Road open right now?
The National Park Service listed no closure or road event for Cades Cove Loop Road as of 12:05 am ET on Oct 3. Seasonal and weather closures can start between readings.
What is the weather on Cades Cove Loop Road?
National Weather Service forecast along Cades Cove Loop Road: 70°F and mostly cloudy this hour; Overnight 68°F, slight chance rain showers, 21% chance of rain; Saturday 83°F, slight chance showers and thunderstorms then showers and thunderstorms likely, 69% chance of rain; Saturday Night 68°F, showers and thunderstorms likely then chance showers and thunderstorms, 77% chance of rain.
Where is Cades Cove Loop Road?
Cades Cove Loop Road is the one-way 11-mile loop around Cades Cove on the Tennessee side of the park, west of Townsend.
How current is this Cades Cove Loop Road status?
National Park Service road events and alerts are checked on a schedule, and each reading on this page shows when it was retrieved. Closures for snow, ice and storms can start between checks; the NPS road closures page and the park’s road status line are the official sources.
Where the data for Cades Cove Loop Road status comes from
Every reading is credited to its source, with the time it was taken. Corrections and source questions go to the sources page.
Photo: Cumberland Trail at Eagle Bluff. Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0
