The 11-mile Cades Cove Loop has been developed
by the National Park Service as a living museum in order
to preserve some aspects of the mountain culture including
mountain cabins, a few barns, a gristmill, and three churches.

An early morning start may provide the added
excitement of seeing the deer and wild turkey that often feed here.

Cades Cove is encircled in tall peaks, heavily wooded,
and enveloped in the blue mist that makes a perfect frame
for this pastoral setting.

Here you can enjoy the upland valley with broad
pastures and grazing cattle.

Almost 100 families lived once in the cove without electricity
and depended on one another; family, neighbors, and friends.

One can only imagine the great satisfaction there
must have been in discovering the wide and fertile valley

Whether by car, bike, or on foot, a visit to
Cade's Cove is one you'll remember for a long, long time....

especially if you see one of these!!!!

You'll love Cade's Cove!