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Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Photo: Cades Cove — NPS / W. Bielenberg, public domain

3drives
9walks
3heritage
169stories

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Driving tour · Cades Cove

Cades Cove Loop

27stories
18 minof stories
13 miroute
Map of Cades Cove Loop with each stop marked

FIRST STOPS

  1. 1Loop Entrance & Orientation0:50
  2. 2The Cove Opens (first meadow)0:44
  3. 3Sparks Lane0:32
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Photo credits

Front page: Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Cades Cove — NPS / W. Bielenberg, public domain.

Cades Cove Loop: NPS / W. Bielenberg, public domain.

Abrams Falls: NPS, public domain.

Cable Mill Historic Area: NPS, public domain.

Grotto Falls (Trillium Gap Trail): NPS, public domain.

Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail: Courtesy U.S. National Parks, public domain.

Rainbow Falls: NPS, public domain.

Kuwohi Summit Walk: NPS, public domain.

Andrews Bald: NPS / Andrea Walton, public domain.

Mountain Farm Museum: Courtesy U.S. National Parks, public domain.

Mingus Mill: Courtesy U.S. National Parks, public domain.

Alum Cave Bluffs: NPS, public domain.

Deep Creek Waterfalls Loop: 2025 Park Break Fellows, courtesy U.S. National Parks, public domain.

Noah Ogle Place: Courtesy U.S. National Parks, public domain.

Rich Mountain Loop: Courtesy U.S. National Parks, public domain.

Newfound Gap Road: Courtesy U.S. National Parks, public domain.