Seasonal Road Schedule

Primary roads such as Newfound Gap Road (US-441), Little River Road, and the Cades Cove Loop Road are open year-round, weather permitting.

Additional online information available about weather and construction-related road closures.

• Cades Cove Loop Road: Vehicle-free access along the Cades Cove Loop Road occurs each Wednesday from May through September. Otherwise, the road is open daily from sunrise until sunset, weather permitting.

 

Secondary roads are subject to seasonal closures.

Seasonal opening and closing dates for secondary roads are listed below.

 

Road Name	2023 Season	Notes
Clingmans Dome Road	4/1-11/30	Weather permitting.
Heintooga/Round Bottom Road	5/12-10/31	None.
Heintooga Ridge Road (Balsam Mountain Road)	5/12-10/31	The Balsam Mountain Campground and Picnic Area open May 12, 2023. Motor homes, buses, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.
Forge Creek Road	3/3-12/31	Road conditions permitting.
Little Greenbrier Road (to the Little Greenbrier Schoolhouse)	4/7-11/26	Buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited on this road.
Parson Branch Road	4/14-11/12	High clearance vehicles are recommended for traveling Parson Branch Road. Motorhomes, buses, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited.
Rich Mountain Road	4/07-11/12	Buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited on this road.
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail	4/07-11/26	Buses, motorhomes, vans longer than 25 feet, and passenger vehicles towing trailers are prohibited on this road.
Straight Fork Road	4/1-10/31	None.