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10/02/2024

TUE 2:30pm 10/1/24
⚠️A status update from the National Park Service⚠️

“The National Park Service (NPS) will reopen US 441/Newfound Gap Road by 8 a.m. tomorrow morning to allow for access between Tennessee and North Carolina communities.

Once US 441 reopens, all major roads, trails and facilities on the Tennessee-side of the park will be open to visitors. Kuwohi Road (formerly Clingmans Dome Road) will also open tomorrow. While the park has assessed high-use areas and trails for hazard and
downed trees, visitors should exercise extra caution as they hike and explore the park.

Several local communities including Sevier County, which includes Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, as well as Cherokee in North Carolina, are fully open to those who can access them through safe routes.

Visitors should plan their trips to the area with the following in mind:

Plan safe routes to the area in advance: Plan your route and check on the status of local communities before you visit.

Recreate responsibly: Have a plan, know your limits, pack the
10 Essentials
and avoid all water recreation. Know that emergency services are stretched thin, and response times may be delayed.

Some park closures are still in place: Park areas including Cataloochee Valley, Big Creek, Balsam Mountain and Lakeview Drive are still closed. Oconaluftee and Kuwohi visitor centers are also closed. Check
current
park conditions before heading to an area of the park.



US 441/Newfound Gap Road has been closed following the storm due to limited park staffing (some park staff were impacted by the storm or are assisting with recovery) and limited resources including fuel, which the park had been reserving for emergency response.
With the coordination from the City Manager of Gatlinburg, and support from the NPS Eastern Incident Management Team (which is supporting Blue Ridge Parkway), the park received a needed fuel delivery to the Oconaluftee area today which is helping the park
to reopen the road tomorrow.



Commercial vehicles are always prohibited on US 441/Newfound Gap Road and in all of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (with the exception of the Spur).
While the NPS recognizes that major routes outside the park are currently closed, park roads are not structurally designed to sustain traffic from heavy vehicles. Commercial vehicles will be turned away.”

09/28/2024

09/26/2024

News Release—Newfound Gap Road/US 441, visitor centers and other park areas close in preparation for tropical storm impacts

The National Park Service continues to prepare for the expected high wind and heavy rain from Hurricane Helene Thursday night into Friday. Visitors should consider rescheduling this week’s travel plans for their own safety and to reduce the risk on emergency services.

The park is implementing the following closures:
▪️Newfound Gap Road/US Highway 441 will close today at 2 p.m.
▪️Sugarlands, Oconaluftee and Cades Cove visitor centers will close today at 3 p.m. through at least Saturday morning, weather and road conditions permitting.
▪️In North Carolina, Cataloochee Road, Heintooga Ridge Road, Balsam Mountain Road (Heintooga/Round Bottom/Straight Fork Road), Balsam Mountain Campground and Cataloochee Campground are closed.
▪️In Tennessee, Rich Mountain Road, Greenbrier Road, Upper Tremont Road and Sparks Lane are closed.
▪️Parson Branch Road remains closed due to Flint Gap Fire impacts.

Additional updates will be shared on the park website as available.

Full news release: www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/news/newfound-gap-road-us-441-visitor-centers-and-other-park-areas-close-in-preparation-for-tropical-storm-impacts.htm

NPS Photo/R. Williams

09/21/2024

GATLINBURG (AP) — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a

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