| The Great Smoky Mountains, to give them | | | | Visit Cades Cove |
| their full title, are situated in the | | | | Cades Cove Loop Road is an incredible |
| southern area of the Appalachian | | | | 7,000-acre valley that was first |
| Mountains. First established as a | | | | inhabited by the Cherokee Indians when |
| national park in the 1930s the range | | | | they settled in the area. However, the |
| gets its name from the natural mist or | | | | loop road is now popular with visitors |
| haze that forms over the top of the | | | | because it stands as testament to the |
| mountains. This natural haze is caused | | | | pioneers of the early 19th century. |
| by a combination of naturally formed | | | | Homesteads, mills, churches, and other |
| hydrocarbons and high humidity. It means | | | | fascinating buildings line the |
| that the blue mist is visible even from | | | | incredible countryside at the side of |
| a very short distance, which adds to the | | | | this one-way loop road. If you are |
| natural beauty and wonder of the region. | | | | fortunate enough to visit the Cades Cove |
| Things To Do In The Smokies | | | | Loop Road then you absolutely must get |
| Tourists flock to the region every year | | | | out of your car to enjoy the region at |
| because of the wide range of activities | | | | its finest. |
| and sights on offer. As well as being a | | | | Tour Roaring Fork |
| hiker's, canoer's, and whitewater | | | | Roaring Fork is a motor nature trail and |
| rafter's paradise the region is also | | | | is a monument to the combination of |
| home to Dollywood amusement park, named | | | | power and beauty that only nature can |
| after the region's most famous resident | | | | provide. Roaring Fork too offers a |
| - Dolly Parton. The region is also a | | | | number of old buildings but in the same |
| very popular region for auto-touring | | | | plentiful supply as on Cades Cover Loop |
| because of the scenic routes that take | | | | Road. Instead you will be privy to |
| in the popular attractions of Cades Cove | | | | viewing some of the most exquisite |
| and Roaring Fork as well as many other | | | | streams, forests, waterfalls, and |
| trails that offer peace and solitude | | | | wildlife. This trail also offers access |
| with barely another vehicle in site. | | | | to Grotto Falls and Rainbow Falls. |