Cades Cove is the #1 Attraction in the Smokies

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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has over 11 million visitors per year, making it the most visited national park in the country. Out of those 11 million, over 2 million visitors a year visit Cades Cove. Cades Cove is the most popular attraction in all the park. There are many reasons for that, and Cades Cove Heritage Tours would like to tell you about a few of those in this week’s blog.

Black Bears

What does every visitor to the Smokies want to catch a glimpse of? Black bears of course! Cades Cove is one of the best places in all the park to see a bear. Why is that? The cove is home to mass amounts of food sources for black bears, like acorns, blackberry, blueberry, and huckleberry bushes. Cades Cove has acres of open fields and meadows which give you a chance to see a bear on the move, and these open areas allow you to see into the wooded areas.

History

The first settlers came to Cades Cove in the 1820s. They started building homes and by 1850 there were as many as 685 people living in the cove. As the population grew, schools and churches were erected. In 1927 Tennessee and North Carolina started the process to purchase the land for the creation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Many of these structures are still standing and you are able to see them along a Cades Cove tour. There are log homes, three church buildings, a working grist mill, and other restored structures for you to see the early lifestyle of Cades Cove.

Natural Beauty

Bring your camera and take plenty of pictures! Cades Cove is a valley completely surrounded by the Smoky Mountains. The beautiful open meadows with the mountains overlooking create some amazingly picturesque scenes. The Cades Cove Loop is the most scenic area in all the Smokies. When traveling this 11-mile loop you will be able to capture some amazing photos of these scenes. You will also get a great chance to see some wildlife. Not only is Cades Cove a great place to spot the Black Bear, it is also loaded with whitetail deer, foxes, coyotes, and turkeys.

Public and Private Tours

These are only a few reasons millions of people visit Cades Cove every year. If you are looking to experience all that the cove has to offer, book a Smoky Mountain tour with Cades Cove Heritage Tours. We offer fully guided bus tours for individuals and groups of all ages, specializing in Cades Cove. You will enjoy learning all about the history, personal stories, and natural resources that make Cades Cove the #1 attraction in the Smokies.



CADES COVE HERITAGE TOURS
865-448-8838
P.O. Box 268
Townsend, TN 37882-0268
info@cadescoveheritagetours.org


Location: Townsend, TN 37882, USA

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