![]() ![]() Directions to Cades Cove from Gatlinburg, Tennessee & Pigeon Forgeįrom Gatlinburg, take Gatlinburg Parkway / Highway 441 South into Great Smoky Mountains National Park. To learn more about how to get to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including nearest airports and driving directions to Gatlinburg, Townsend, and Cherokee entrances, check out this guide here. Townsend, Tennessee is the closest town and entrance to Cades Cove. There are multiple entrances to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but most visitors enter through the Gatlinburg, Tennessee entrance, the Townsend, Tennessee entrance, and the Cherokee, North Carolina entrance. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not accessible by public transportation, which means most visitors must drive or fly then drive to Cades Cove, inside the Park. How to Get to Cades CoveĬades Cove is located in the Northwest corner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in Tennessee. Over 10 historic structures are preserved within the Cove, including settler’s homes, historic barns, churches, and even a working mill.Ī trip to Cades Cove is an opportunity to step back in time and immerse yourself in the beauty and history of pioneer-Appalachia. ![]() The area was first settled by Europeans in the early 1800s, and several families remained living in the Valley through the Park’s formation in 1926. The Cherokee used the Valley as a village and occasional hunting camp starting by the 1700’s. ![]() The erosion left a huge, fertile valley, ideal for farming and surrounded by gorgeous mountains now known as the Smokies. The Valley was formed by millions of years of erosion of the soft sandstone that once filled the Cove. Over 5 million visitors a year come to Cades Cove, making it the most popular destination in Great Smoky Mountains. The Cades Cove Loop road is an 11 mile scenic drive through the wide Cades Cove valley. ![]()
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