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Upcoming morning closures of Clingmans Dome Road for educational programs

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News Release Date: August 14, 2024
Contact: Katie Liming

GATLINBURG, Tenn.—Clingmans Dome Road will be closed the mornings of September 10, 12 and 16 to facilitate special educational programs for students at schools in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians community. The road will be closed at midnight the night before each event and will re-open at 1 p.m.

During the three morning closures, the seven-mile road and Clingmans Dome Tower will be closed to all motorists, cyclists, and hikers. Visitors should consider alternative destinations during the temporary closures. Look Rock Observation Tower along Foothills Parkway West offers a 360-degree view of the surrounding mountains and valleys in Tennessee. Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, Cataloochee Valley and Oconaluftee Mountain Farm Museum offer historic landscape experiences.

Visitors are encouraged to check the park website for current road conditions and facility status, which also includes trail and backcountry updates.

 
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