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Cades Cove

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Featured Review : Cades Cove seems to me to be what the Great Smoky's is all about. In this area people are intruding, but it feels like that in most National Parks to me. Anyway, Cades Cove is simply gorgeous. We woke up very early to tr...See Full Review

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Cades Cove Reviews

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If You Never Visit Anywhere Else...GO HERE!

  • 5 out of 5 stars by cbsanders from Piedmont, South Carolina
  • March 17, 2009
If You Never Visit Anywhere Else...GO HERE!
Quote: You don't have to be a hiker or nature lover to be wrapped up in Cade's Cove. It is a gorgeous trail you can walk, drive or ride your bikes on so it's accessible to anyone! It's free unless you spend money at the visitors center. You are almost... Read the full Cades Cove review

Gorgeous... A Must for the Nature Lover!

  • 4 out of 5 stars by RoadTrip86 from Summerville, South Carolina
  • March 17, 2008
Gorgeous... A Must for the Nature Lover!
Quote: Cades Cove is a beautiful place. I make a point to go there almost every time I visit the area. You could almost hold the camera out anywhere and click and have a nice picture to take home with you. I have seen many a deer roaming the fields and... Read the full Cades Cove review

Driving or Hiking Through Cades Cove

  • 5 out of 5 stars by gateach from Danielsville, Georgia
  • January 16, 2006
Driving or Hiking Through Cades Cove
Quote: Cades Cove is a beautifully preserved part of the Smokey Mountain history. Scenic vistas at every turn make one want to explore more and stop take a moment to absorb the views. I felt myself slowing down and relaxing as I toured the area. I imagined... Read the full Cades Cove review

From journal A Walk In the Past

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Cades Cove

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Ehlena99 from East Liverpool, Ohio
  • November 9, 2005
Quote: Cades Cove seems to me to be what the Great Smoky's is all about. In this area people are intruding, but it feels like that in most National Parks to me. Anyway, Cades Cove is simply gorgeous. We woke up very early to travel across the park road to... Read the full Cades Cove review

From journal The Great Smoky Mountains

Cade's Cove

  • 5 out of 5 stars by KP8 from Springfield, Illinois
  • August 3, 2005
Quote: This is a wonderful nature experience tucked away in a valley. A former settlement, a few rustic cabins, a mill, and churches survive and are ready to be explored as part of a living history museum. Wildflowers abound, as does wildlife - we saw many... Read the full Cades Cove review

From journal Gatlinburg - Waterfalls, Wildlife, and Nature

Hiking in Cades Cove

  • 5 out of 5 stars by susan alsup from Franklin, Tennessee
  • April 4, 2005
Hiking in Cades Cove
Quote: While hiking one spring, we came upon a mother bear and her cub near a tree. Several hikers approached the bears to take close-up shots, which was not a good idea, especially with her young cub! It was a thrill for my children to witness animals in... Read the full Cades Cove review

From journal Mountain Memories IN Gatlinburg

Cades Cove

  • 5 out of 5 stars by mrboswell from kouts
  • March 9, 2005
Quote: You will see lots of wildlife. We saw bears, wolves, deer, elk, etc. Very intresting if you take the time to read about the history of the things you are touring. Plus, it gets you away from the hustle of the city.

From journal Smokey Mountain Vacation

Cades Cove

  • 4 out of 5 stars by wildhoney269 from Chicago, Illinois
  • June 2, 2003
Quote: Cades Cove is a valley in the west end of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It one of the most popular areas of the park. If you go at the right time, you can catch a glimpse of wildlife which thrive in and around the nearly 5,000 acres of... Read the full Cades Cove review

From journal Up in Smoke(ies)

Cade's Cove

  • 4 out of 5 stars by andiman from Swansea, Illinois
  • January 4, 2001
Quote: Cade's Cove is a beautiful area that has lots of original and reconstructed historic buildings. There is a working grain mill (you can buy the corn meal in the gift shop), pioneer houses, a ouple of churches and graveyards, and cantilevered barns. ... Read the full Cades Cove review

From journal The Great Smoky Mountains

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Cades Cove

  • 3 out of 5 stars by titaniumcop from clarksville, Tennessee
  • November 11, 2000
Cades Cove
Quote: As you're traveling through the smokies, and you enter the Great Smokies National Forest outside of Pigeon Forge, you can travel 20 miles back as the river winds along and you come to the oldest settlement, Cades Cove. It is a one lane dirt road... Read the full Cades Cove review

From journal Smoky Mountain Getaway