Surrounded by mountains, Cades Cove is an isolated, fertile valley. An 11-mile, one-way loop road surrounds the valley and is one of the best places in the park to view wildlife. Once a hunting ...

Burn operations may occur between March 6 and April 1 in several fields of Cades Cove. A release from GSMNP originally said the prescribed burns were taking place on Feb. 13 to March 3.