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Road Closings 2023 Cades Cove Loop Road is now open for
vehicular traffic every day. Greenbrier Road is closed until March
31, 2023 due to significant flooding. This will prohibit access to Ramsey
Cascade, Porters Creek, Grapeyard Ridge (east end) Old Settlers (west end), and
Brushy Mountain trails. Heintooga/Balsam Mt and Stright
Fork/Round Bottom roads will close Nov 1, 2022 for the winter, and reopen in
May 2023. Forge Creek
Road and Parsons Branch Road are fully open; Parsons Branch Road will close
for the winter on Nov 13, 2022. Parking for Laurel
Falls trail is restricted along Little River Rd, with no parking except in
designated pull-offs. For
up-to-date information about roads and trail closures, visit the Park’s
website, Facebook and Twitter or call 865-436-1200. |