Campfires were ablaze Friday morning, Oct. 13, at Little Arrow Outdoor Resort, the last campground in Townsend before the entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A family pulled its vehicle ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. — Fans of Cades Cove in the Smokies can drive to the popular site in the national park one day earlier than expected. Laurel Creek Road will reopen to traffic by 7 a.m. Saturday, ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park will soon begin a paving project at Townsend and Cades Cove that will last through all of spring. The park said it will begin the project on the week of March ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WVLT) - News this week that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park won’t start Vehicle-Free Wednesdays in May this year isn’t settling well with many in Townsend. “You know, it’s a ...

There’s a new way to see Blount County’s natural crown jewel, Cades Cove: shuttles from Townsend. The shuttle service opportunity accessing Cades Cove on vehicle-free Wednesdays will begin July 7 and ...

Wildfires raging in East Tennessee forced emergency voluntary evacuations overnight in Blount County. The Townsend Area Volunteer Fire Department announced emergency evacuations of homes along Old ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — There is a new statue in Townsend. A life-size replica of the historic Frederic Remington statue, “Mountain Man,” has been donated to the Townsend Cades Cove Gateway Alliance ...

TOWNSEND, Tenn. (WATE) — Smokies Life recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house to celebrate the grand opening of the Great Smokies Welcome Center in Townsend. The organization opened the ...

So many visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ‒ especially the ones staying in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge ‒ ask themselves this: Is Cades Cove worth going to? In one enthusiastic word: Yes!