STATUS.LIVE / nationalparks / grsm GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK STATUS North Carolina, Tennessee . National Park checked 11:14 UTC . refreshes every 30 minutes ALERTS 3 (2 CLOSURES) Park Closure Park Headquarters Road is closed Park Headquarters Road is closed due to rehabilitation work on the Sugarlands water and wastewater systems. Park Closure Straight Fork and the one-way section of Balsam Mountain Road closed. Straight Fork and the one-way section of Balsam Mountain Road (Heintooga Round-Bottom Road) are closed. Information Most visitors need a parking tag All vehicles parking for longer than 15 minutes require a parking tag. Three tag durations are available for purchase for all vehicle sizes and types: Daily ($5), Weekly ($15), or Annual ($40). CONDITIONS weather warnings ........................................ none air quality (US AQI) ................................. unknown wildfires within 50 km .................................. none sources: weather.gov . NIFC . Open-Meteo ROADS Park Headquarters Road ............................... closed Park Headquarters Road is closed due to rehabilitation work on the Sugarlands water and wastewater systems. until Jan 1, 2027 Straight Fork and Balsam Mtn Road Closed .............. closed Straight Fork and Balsam Mtn Road closed. CAMPGROUNDS 13/13 OPEN TODAY from the park's published schedules Abrams Creek ............................. open, closes Oct 25 Balsam Mountain .................. open, closes Oct 12 (alert) Big Creek ................................ open, closes Oct 25 Cades Cove .............................................. open Cades Cove Group ......................... open, closes Nov 27 Cataloochee .............................. open, closes Oct 25 Cosby .................................... open, closes Oct 25 Deep Creek ............................... open, closes Oct 25 Elkmont .................................. open, closes Nov 29 Elkmont Group ............................ open, closes Oct 31 Look Rock ................................ open, closes Oct 25 Smokemont ............................................... open Smokemont Group ........................... open, closes Nov 1 (alert): named in an alert above. VISITOR CENTERS 4/4 OPEN TODAY Cades Cove Visitor Center ............................... open Kuwohi Visitor Center ..................... open, closes Dec 1 Oconaluftee Visitor Center .............................. open Sugarlands Visitor Center ............................... open WEBCAMS Gatlinburg › East: Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Tennessee, United States https://imgproxy.windy.com/_/preview/plain/current/1541269502/original.jpg?v=2 timelapse: https://webcams.windy.com/webcams/public/embed/player/1541269502/day webcams: windy.com official park webcams (nps.gov) Purchase Knob Webcam Look Rock Webcam Newfound Gap Webcam (2 views) webcam pages on nps.gov NEARBY Blue Ridge Parkway ..................................... 92 km Obed Wild & Scenic River .............................. 113 km Cumberland Gap National Historical Park ............... 114 km Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area ....... 147 km ASK YOUR ASSISTANT > Is Park Headquarters Road open in Great Smoky Mountains? connect: https://status.live/nationalparks/mcp source: National Park Service . nps.gov/grsm