I am wanting to take a trip to cades cove.
Does anyone know the easiest or best way to get there ?? And when would be the best time to go ??
This will be my 4th year down and this is a must for me this year
Thanks

 

Take 129 north (the Dragon) into Tn. Take a right on the Foothills Parkway and follow it to Hwy 73. Take a right on 73 to Townsend, Tn. and follow it to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Once your're in the park take a right and follow the signs.

The early you can get there the better. It gets crazy crowded and more so on the weekends. Closed to cars until 10 am Wed and Sat.

From their website.

[FONT=Verdana]An 11-mile, one-way loop road circles the cove, offering motorists the opportunity to sightsee at a leisurely pace. Allow at least two to four hours to tour Cades Cove, longer if you walk some of the area’s trails.[/FONT] Traffic is heavy during the tourist season in summer and fall and on weekends year-round. While driving the loop road, please be courteous to other visitors and use pullouts when stopping to enjoy the scenery or view wildlife.
A visitor center (open daily), restrooms, and the Cable Mill historic area are located half-way around the loop road.

Numerous trails originate in the cove, including the five-mile roundtrip trail to Abrams Falls and the short Cades Cove Nature Trail. Longer hikes to Thunderhead Mountain and Rocky Top (made famous by the popular song) also begin in the cove.

Several designated backcountry campsites (camping by permit only) are located along trails.

Only bicycle and foot traffic are allowed on the loop road until 10:00 a.m. every Saturday and Wednesday morning from early May until late September. Otherwise the road is open to motor vehicles from sunrise until sunset daily, weather permitting.

 

Thank you so much =D seems easy enough

 

I'll be leading a group to Cades Cove Thursday AM if you want to join us. We'll be leaving Cades via Parson Branch road but you could just stay on the loop and go back the way you came in. Let me know. Woody

 

I would have LOVED to but we are already signed up for the Falls run that morning =/ Dang it! But thank you =D

 

You'll be happy with the falls trip on a weekday. On the weekends you can barely get a MINI parked at Bridle Falls and Dry Falls.