GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — One of the most popular destinations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will soon be the site of a prescribed burn that will span over 1,000 acres. The National Park ...

CADES COVE, Tenn. (WATE) — Visitors to Cades Cove this weekend should expect to see firefighters amid the fall colors as a prescribed burn gets underway. Nearly 690 acres in Cades Cove will be burned ...

The Smokies could be a little smoky for the first week of February. But it's no cause for concern. Planned controlled burn operations are expected to occur in the Cades Cove area of Great Smoky ...

If you see a fire in Cades Cove this week, don't be alarmed. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian Piedmont Zone fire management staff are planing to burn approximately 500 acres ...

The National Park Service plans to burn approximately 1,200 acres of fields in Cades Cove at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Weather permitting, burn operations may begin as early as Nov. 3.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is open to visitors amid the shutdown. But the popular scenic loop will temporarily close for an annual race.

TOWNSEND, Tenn. — The Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) is just days away from shutting down the only road you can drive to Cades Cove for two months. The park will close the gate on Laurel ...

As Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues to feel growing pains from its hordes of visitors from around the world each year, park managers continue trying innovative ways to lessen congestion ...

CADES COVE, Tenn. (WATE) — The 2025 start date for vehicle-free days at Cades Cove has been announced after being delayed in May. Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that the vehicle-free ...

After a delayed start, vehicle-free days at Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will return this summer. The Smokies will offer the first Cades Cove vehicle-free day of the year in June ...