Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
- In today's video we visit Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. There are some great things to see along this motor trail, but you need to be prepared to wait in traffic.
What has your experience in Cades Cove been like?
What a beautiful day you had to visit Cades Cove! So glad you got to see bears along the way. I know the traffic is frustrating, but at the end of the loop, turn right and visit the Campground Store. They have the BEST ice cream! And, you can invest in the Park by buying your ice cream there. Thanks for the video. It was great having Miranda in the video.
Sorry if we complained too much, but we did enjoy it!! :) Thanks for the tip!
I agree with you about the frustration with traffic! This is also why we only go in once in a while. I almost feel like a ranger needs to be stationed at the entrance with a sign that says "use pull-offs, no stopping in the road." It probably wouldn't help, but who knows. It's a pretty drive, but almost not worth the headache for us!✌️
More rangers stationed throughout or ones on bikes or something would probably help too
@@SmokiesPlus for sure!
I wish the tourists would respect the land and the wildlife. We welcome everyone to our backyard, so to speak, but be responsible and respectful when you come to someone else's home.
So many fond memories of camping here throughout the years.
Beautiful guys! We love Cades Cove!
Thank you! We love it too despite our complaining 😉
My heart ♥️ Ohhh the memories!
So nice to see this amazing place again!
Thank you!!!
Our pleasure! Glad we could take you there. Hope you get to visit again soon!
Loved this one. I enjoyed the old buildings and scenery. The stopping of cars in front of us is the very reason we stopped going. The last time we went, it took every minute of 4 hours just to get through the loop. I said that would never happen again. I have no patience for people who don't show courtesy to others. This was a fantastic vlog! 🥰
Thank you. We enjoyed ourselves despite the complaining :)
Outstanding, thanks for taking us along.
I love Cades Cove. I go and just take a whole day and enjoy it. I go knowing it will take a long time. It's a day of itself. I LOVE the bears!
That's the mindset you must have going in. It can't be "fit in" to your day. Thank you for watching. :)
One of our favorite places in the Smokies sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed
Thank you 😊
Nice job enjoy watching you two
Appreciate it!!
Cades Cove does have many wonderful views and amazing buildings! I remember when you could travel the loops in 30-45 minutes!!! Great ride along!
That would be awesome! Thanks for coming along!
I was a great trip on the 11 mile loop thanks for taking us along enjoyed it
Thank you for watching :)
Awesome ride thru the cove enjoyed the fantastic panoramic views!! Thanks!!
Thanks 👍 Such a beautiful place!
I didn't see this great video as complaining, I saw it as very informative for what to expect. 👍🏻 and thank you for the name mention at the end, that made me really happy 😊💖
I really appreciate you all for your support!!!
Seemed like she wined a lot about people stopping. Like 25 times in 5 minutes. A bit too much Karen get over it already. Made us skip the video.
Cool video! Love the cove. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
Great video!
I loved seeing the " 1st McDonald's " 😁
Only on our CZcams channel 😁
Great advice! It is nice to observe wildlife from a distance, but you also need to be conscious of others behind you by pulling off to the side. Heading to the Black Hills soon and can't wait to see the buffalo. However, I won't be in a car to block traffic. The smokys can get very congested. Thanks for sharing!
Would love to do that sometime! Enjoy!!
@@SmokiesPlus Can't wait! Hope you get a chance to go as well!
It is a beautiful place to visit, but I have to agree that the traffic can be frustrating. We experienced the same thing on our visit. Would like to go back on a not so busy day and take it all in, at a slow relaxed pace. Thanks for the honest review and another fun adventure.
Just now seeing this comment for some reason. Thanks for watching brother.
Beautiful drive and views. Great video.
Thank you!👍
Nice drive along and I thank you!
👍❤️🐻
I was there 3 days ago myself. Was up there Monday Tuesday and again on Thursday. Seen many bears.
Nice that you got to see that many!
Cades Cove is one of our favorite places. We usually plan a whole day because of the jams. We were caught on a hike to that first cabin a few years ago with a mom and 3 baby bears that was stressful
Yeah, that's a great plan. seeing a 🐻 up close is pretty scary
Hopefully we will be there around Christmas this year (2022). What is the best time of day and what wildlife can we expect to see. We are so excited.
By 10 AM avoids a little bit of the traffic. I've seen deer, turkey, elk and bears. You might miss the bears due to hibernation though.
@@SmokiesPlus thank you
I’m coming there in December too but everything I look up says those scenic loops are closed then. Hopefully we will be able to drive around.
So cool enjoyed the ride
I must have been there when you were there. I heard singing coming from that church when I was hiking nearby.
Oh that's cool!
I love Cades Cove, but as many times as I have been there, I have never seen a bear. I have seen deer, turkeys, horses, and even a coyote. But never a bear. Maybe they have been there, but I have missed them since they were so far off. We don't go there a lot, so I don't mind waiting in the occasional traffic. Though for people who would actually stop in the middle of the road, and get out of their cars, as Bill Engvall would say, "here's your sign."
We've seen bears probably about 50% of the times we've gone, but never close at all.
I've seen almost 20 bears the 3 days i went there this week. Go down those 2 cut through lanes .very little traffic and better chance to see bears.
@@SmokiesPlus I had a bear 5 feet from from my car as I passed her driving the main loop
@@theedgar1959 awesome!
That's why we mentioned the wait in the video... So people would know and be able to make a decision.
They need rangers out there more often enjoyed
I agree. That poor guy that came through was fairly old as well
Bob last me and the family went there was a year ago and it was and 4 hours drive people just don't care anymore about anyone else would just stop I would tell them to pull off to the side it's crazy to just block everybody
Love cades cove I have been there many times.
Beautiful place!
Too many tourists, I lived in East Tennessee all my life. I remember when Pigeon Forge was nothing but farm land. This looks like allot places in East Tennessee.
Yeah, unfortunately it feels like just another paid attraction instead of the beautiful creation it is.
I have gone through Cade’s Cove a number of times, it has some beautiful views. It can be aggravating when people park their cars in the road. I believe there are many more bears there now than there used to be. A much better chance of seeing a bear now.
That seems to be true. We saw several on this trip
I went down 1 of those cut through lanes. Seen a momma bear with 4 cubs. Then they all ran up a tree. Momma bear very fast and powerful.
And they protect their young!
How do you see any Wildlife by driving so fast?
We were driving under the posted limit and were stopping a lot. Plus we took a 3 hour hike on this trip to Cade's Cove. We took in plenty of nature. :)
Awesome views of God's creation! Thanks for the ride!!
Thank you for watching! :)
Hello, can anyone tell me if the bypass has any steep segments of the road? I’m very scared when it comes to steep roads. Is there a turnaround?
The bypass on Cades Cove? I've never taken it but I would assume not.
I have seen so much wildlife there 🦃🦌🐻 Traffic can be super frustrating 😤 Weekends are out, for sure. I love exploring the cemeteries ⚰ I found out about a cave there that I want to see next time . Vandals should be punished to the greatest extent allowed by law😡 Thanks for sharing your adventures 🐾🦊🐺
A cave? Where?
@@SmokiesPlus Look up Visit My Smokies and search Gregory's Cave. It is behind John Oliver cabin, but it is closed now, but well marked. I also want to find the Pearl Harbor Tree. I have never seen these mentioned before 🙃
If you're in a hurry, cades cove isn't for you. Go there with the expectation that you'll sit in bear Jams every once in a while. You say you see bears 50% of the time, but fly around the loop. Say what you want about not going the speed limit, you were going too fast if you want to see bears. When we are there, we let every car that gets behind us go by and I do laugh at all the bears people have passed by without realizing it because they're only looking for the ones in the road. 2 of the best encounters we have had happened only because we go slow and LISTEN. The one was in a tree above the truck that no one knew was there. The other was behind a bush we actually passed and I heard a twig snap. Put it in reverse and the bear walked right behind our truck. Slow it down, look, and listen. If you don't like the people, the most visited park in the country may not be for you.
This was for a review. The purpose was to tell people what to expect. You did exactly what a lot of people don't; you let people pass. I don't ever look for bears in the road but in the fields, trees, etc. I love the Smokies and Cades Cove... Because I don't enjoy them the exact same as you it's not for me? Everyone is entitled to enjoy it in their own way. Thanks for watching.
Gone. Don't wanna listen to complaints.
No complaints. We're merely explaining some things you can expect. Appreciate you stopping by!
I enjoyed your Cades Cove video even the funny joke about bad kids lol but seriously it was very enjoyable and relaxing but hey try 3 hour's in Cades Cove on a Sat have you ever been on a Sat before it's the worst mistake anyone could ever make I remember back in 2014 and 2015 you could go and there wasn't any traffic to deal with and it was actually worth going up to the mountains and enjoy it but now it is so busy with people it's not relaxing anymore because it's like going to New York or Los Angeles except you are in the mountains but have you ever gone through Townsend to Cades Cove before that's a good way to go but of course if a person is near or having no choice but to go that way now I like taking that way because you can get phone service in town there not like if you went through Gatlinburg and you love signal on the drive up more through the mountains but all in all It's always a good day when you see a bear usually when me and my girlfriend go we mainly see lot's of deer and turkey's I am always sharing my pictures on my social media because some ofy friends live out of town and enjoy seeing the deer and whatever wildlife I am able to take a picture of and no don't stop in the road for pictures either always pull over and since traffic is so bad I just walk to wherever my vehicle is in traffic as my girlfriend is in it.
Yeah I got out multiple times when Miranda was driving and the traffic was backed up. I've never come from Townsend. Getting there was fine... Just the traffic once you're in it
@@SmokiesPlus Agree the traffic is so brutal it ruins the mountains scenery.
I've been to Cades Cove I even made a video of it titled, "Welcome To Tennessee: The Attractions." on my CZcams channel 😎 that gift shop is where I bought my Bear Key Chain.
Awesome!
Was that a bear in the field towards the left side of the screen? About 8:51-9:00?
I see what you mean. It absolutely could have been!
Is it a steep drive coming from Sevierville?
I don't think so.
This is probably one of my most favorite videos that you've done since I've been watching you.🥰 I used to come down there every year 1999-2005 and things look like they've gotten drastically more crowded and busy. Any advice on when you could come and have the fewest crowds and traffic?🤔
They say first thing in the morning... I still think that's true. I think more and more people are doing that, but definitely less than when we went (mid morning). I appreciate the comment! :)
Is there a particular day or times of day that you would recommend going to avoid all the traffic....early mornings, late afternoons etc ?
Early mornings is pretty much it. Once mid morning hits it will be busy for most of the rest of the day.
Can't wait to take my grandkids and tell them were going to McDonald's 😊
LOL they will not be impressed
Im just confused about so many people hiking in the park when there are thousands of bears in the same area.. are there ever attacks on hikers?
They're often scared of the people... But it happens. Not as often as you'd think
Will you see bears in the winter or are they hibernating?
I assume hibernating... But it's still very pretty there
Which months or season to see 🐻 TIA🙏
@@nathanmunoz6232 Late Spring or early fall... But really any months in between it's possible. Early mornings seems to be the best time for us.
@@SmokiesPlus thank you for your quick response 🙏
I know it’s busy there right now , how long “ could “ it take to do cases cove ?
I would plan for at least a couple of hours
@@SmokiesPlus good to know ! We plan to be there early when they open and also do Abrams Falls hike so I was just trying to figure out when we may be done to see if we can plan other things that day so this information is so useful! Thanks for the reply !!!
@@valeriekathmann9263 Abrams Falls took us just under 3 hours by itself. Less time if you move faster than us. :)
This is my first time watching and it seems to be a lot of complaining going on, I’ve never been to Cades Cove and from what I’ve seen I don’t think I want to.
Just being honest. It won't be like that everytime, but much more than it used to be.
@@Itzascript I'm good
Cades cove, just another smoky mountains tourist trap. Commerce has ruined the smokies. Too many better places to go. You seen one bear, you've seen them all. better yet, stay home and watch bears on CZcams if that's all you're after.
I get the appeal of being in nature, but it has been completely overrun for sure.
@@SmokiesPlus Yes, I love being in nature also but I don't want to exit through the gift shop. I wish there were more and better opportunities in the smokies to disperse camp and that all people left their campsites better than they found them.
Is he gay ?no offense
Nope. That's my wife with me.