KNOXVILLE, Tenn (WATE) – A beloved Smokies backroad is close to reopening after a 6-year closure due to trees damaged by an invasive insect. Parson Branch Road is an 8-mile gravel road between Cades ...

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, Tenn. (WATE) — Rain or shine, Parson Branch Road in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park will reopen to visitors on Thursday. The beloved backroad out of Cades ...

The Cades Cove Preservation Association, an organization dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Cades Cove, will hold its monthly Historical Walk and Talk on Tuesday, Oct. 14. According ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The Parson Branch Road, originally constructed in 1838, has reopened to the public after a six-year closure, according to Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

The 184-year-old Parson Branch Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been reopened after six years. Kristina Plaas A 184-year-old mountain road once deemed too dangerous for tourists has ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After three weeks of regular closures for tree clearing, Cades Cove Road will reopen this Thursday, Dec. 19. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park scheduled the road closures so ...

This image depicts an American Black Bear in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed Rich Mountain Road in Cades Cove after a visitor ...