A CADES COVE State of Mind - SECRET To Seeing Bears and ENJOYING Every Trip Around The Loop

The popular Cades Cove is one of the best places to see black bears in the wild. For avid bear watchers and lovers of the mountains, the ever-popular Cades Cove loop is 11 miles of pure excitement and can be every time you go, even when stuck in a bit of a bear jam... or even if you don't see any bears at all.
BUT...the real secret of bettering your chances of spotting black bears at Cades Cove lies within you...within all of us.
Going to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in hopes of seeing bears is the first step, coming to Cades Cove with the right attitude, and good old-fashioned patience is the next.
We've been coming to Cades Cove for years and love it every time. We arrived, yet again, this time in the early afternoon with hopes of spotting some black bears, wildlife and the refreshing mountain scenery that stands out so vividly all throughout the 11-mile looped journey.
Explore the cove with us as we give you an inside look at our day and time spent at Cades Cove. We'll share some secrets of how to better your chances of enjoying your entire day spent out in the wilderness searching for bears and other wildlife. Even if stuck at the back of a Cades Cove bear jam.
A CADES COVE State of Mind - SECRETS To Seeing Bears and ENJOYING Every Trip Around The Loop
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[@MickiClick1]

Cades Cove is a wonderful place . My late husband and I often visited there. we blked and walked the loop a number of times.

[@QuestCapsule]

That is a great memory from a wonderful place!💙

[@billdeal4254]

11 miles you walked

[@chistinecox368]

Been coming to Great Smokey Mountains for at least 30yrs. It has stolen my heart, First time i went to Cades Cove I fell in love, lol I've been so many times and only seen about 5 Bears thu all the years, and you've seen 5 in on day. We usually go early in the morning also beats alot of traffic 🙃, I'm at work watching your video and after all the years of going there it still excites me watching you guys go thru, Just wishing to be there 😥😥😥 ,Keep doing what you're doing, You Differently found your calling!!!!!!!!!

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you Christine!!😊💙

[@lindasaffles4189]

I love the narrative you tell about the Cove. It's such a beautiful place to picnic or just drive through.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you Linda! It is a beautiful place! We love it!💙

[@beckyeversole3121]

I love your perspective! Thank you for this video!

[@QuestCapsule]

You’re welcome Becky! Thank you!

[@BruceLeigh-eu3wm]

I love Cade's Cove! Was there last week. Avoid on weekends if you can.

[@kennyray1573]

Love It There…….My Family n I been visiting there for 25 years

[@QuestCapsule]

Its a great place to be!!

[@blairman50]

Thanks so much for sharing this video. You have given me a hankering to hit the road to Cades Cove!

[@QuestCapsule]

You’re very welcome! Hope you make it there soon!🐻

[@mikeanderson7165]

Love Cades Cove. I haven’t been since mom pass away 😥Lord willing maybe soon 👍🏻thanks for another great video

[@ronintennessee4013]

Thank you for this beautiful video. I'm looking forward to driving the Cades Cove loop. We are blessed with such beauty.

[@QuestCapsule]

You’re very welcome Ron! Thank you!

[@nesspie31]

what a wonderful video!

[@stacyfowler3673]

Thanks for the caves cove adventures

[@QuestCapsule]

You're very welcome Stacy!

[@tess04231211]

EXCELLENT footage TYSM for sharing

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you! You’re welcome!!

[@coopscorner123]

Great video.

[@tess04231211]

Cades cove!!! My fav place...heaven on EARTH I swear ❤️❤️❤️

[@QuestCapsule]

Definitely heaven on Earth no doubt about it!💙

[@GodupInc]

Great attitude great video

[@JesusThings]

Just visited Cades Cove a couple of weeks ago and I loved it ! I enjoy being alone and not a fan of crowded places, but everyone there was so polite and I didn't even bother, I saw 6 bears in 2 days, some of them were pretty busy woth lots of people, but I was able to see a couple of them when there was no one around me, I loved the place in general and would definitely recommend it if you like wildlife and cool landscapes

[@QuestCapsule]

It’s a great place to be! Each time is different and very exciting. Nothing like the thrill of spotting a 🐻. Sounds like a great visit!

[@PTAdventures86]

Great video and information. We love Cades Cove. Wow! We haven’t seen a bear to soon with the Cove!

[@QuestCapsule]

Thank you!!😎

[@nazfan01]

@@QuestCapsule - Hi there! I actually grew up within this area of the Smoky Mountains. My family lived here in the 1800s among the Cherokee Indians! (I am actually part Cherokee myself) So, I moved from here in the mid-1980s and I see this ara has changed quite a bit over the years. I live in Ohio now and married a year ago. My wife wants to visit Gatlingburg and Cades Cove among other places, she wants to see how I grew up in this area. Anyway, we are going the last day of April till the end of the first week of May. I am tinking that the bears should be out of hibernation about this time. I was wondering what month you did this trip. We got us a cabin reserved already and they told us the rate we got it for is the lowest at that time because there is not as much tourists. That is what I am hoping for. Where I grew up there was this bluff I used to hang out at. I took my wife there some years ago (we have been together 20 yers before we married) She loved it. She just never had the luck of seeing a bear at all while I used to walk the hollow at night I had to watch out for them. lol Great video

[@PieOnPot]

Enjoyed the video, thanks for sharing -- will be going first time soon! Will watch out to not cause a bear jam, haha!

[@blairman50]

There is also Roaring Fork Motor loop right in Gatlinburg. Not as long as Cades Cove, but a beautiful drive none the less.

[@QuestCapsule]

Yes it is! We love it there!

[@Burps___]

Hi, @QuestCapsule. Love your video style, very calm and informative, as if we have a friend driving us around the park. Thank you! This August, 2024, I'll be in Gatlinburg with family and they've given me a day to myself. I'm going to do the one-hour (I think) drive to Cave Cove and run the 11 mile loop on a Wednesday, when the road is apparently closed off to automobiles each week. Questions please: I'm buying the new-as-of-2023 $5 daily parking pass online, but where exactly would you suggest I park for a big lot and maybe a potty and water? I'll go early in the morning right when the park opens. And second, I think I can make the 11 miles in the heat, but if I need the 8 mile bail-out, is that well marked and do I miss a lot in the three miles I cut out? I will bring my own water as I assume there's no drinking water along the loop, but should I bring bear spray? If I ever got close like the footage you showed of your family's first encounter, I'd better bring a change of underpants, too. LOL Thanks for any advice.

[@blairman50]

My favorite place in all the world. No place like it. I NEVER go to Gatlinburg without making the trip out to Cades Cove. We have seen black bear, deer, wild turkeys-it’s an amazing place. By the way, sitting in a line waiting to get around the loop has never bothered me. Gives more opportunity to view the wonders of this amazing place.

[@QuestCapsule]

Yes so much to see there! Even in line! Thanks for comment!

[@marmeedoll]

My wife wanted to see her origins. We went to Cades Cove to find her family names (Oliver and Shields). Those whose children crossed the Newfound Gap to NC. We were there in the 60's before the feds turned the cove into a park. The rest of the story was her 85 year old grandmother who taught in a one room school house. If you want the flavor of Cades Cove watch a movie called "A Walk in the Spring Rain". The movie was after our time, but was filmed while people still lived there.

[@QuestCapsule]

Amazing! Will look into this film and watch! Thanks for comment!

[@famousfrenchiefries2839]

I thought you said salmon flavored pecans lol had to rewind and put on the captions 😂🤦🏾‍♀️

[@QuestCapsule]

😂

[@thetravelingkites]

You appear to be in a raised roof Promaster in this video. We have a class b Coachmen Nova that is 9’ 6” to the top of the a/c. I was afraid to try it for fear of the overhead clearance. I couldn’t find any information to let me know whether we could make it. Do you think we would have any overhead clearance issues?

[@QuestCapsule]

Honestly Im not sure, our high roof isnt quite that tall so we have few issues getting around. Sounds like a great ride you have!! Happy travels!!😎

[@MichaelVogel1]

Great video! Where do you recommend staying when visiting the park? Gatlinburg looks too much like Las Vegas to be fun

[@QuestCapsule]

We stay in cabins mostly! Check out Auntie Belhams Cabins or Elk Springs Resort! Very nice cabins!🐻

[@MichaelVogel1]

@@QuestCapsule Thanks!

[@garyshipes390]

My wife and i went out first time in 1994 instant love affair seen over 300 deer the first time around the loop we were hooked

[@billybob-ro6qf]

Been going there every few years or so since the early 90's. There use to be TONS of deer all over the park. Literally saw 100's of them everywhere. Now sadly there are very few deer around. I don't know what happened to all of them. Rangers tell me bears ate them LOL. I have seen a bear eating a deer before, but I really don't think bears have eaten that many in the last 20 years or so. My guess is humans poaching them maybe even some of the rangers. I have seen a few bear there, but they are hard to find. I usually spend a whole day there driving around the loop 4-5 times & getting out a few places walking around, especially at the Visitor center half way point.

[@QuestCapsule]

Thats a long time Billy Bob. You’ve definitely seen the changes over 2 decades. Thanks for sharing!

[@billybob-ro6qf]

@@QuestCapsule Years ago I saw the house of the last remaining person who was allowed to live on the Cades Cove Loop. I got to drive by it several trips over the years. Now I don't remember exactly where his house was. After he died the government destroyed his house, shed & everything he had out there. I really wish they would have kept it & allowed people to visit it like they do the other properties. I was also surprised that some people who die today are still buried in the cemeteries in the Loop.

[@sondrasmith2691]

We noticed the same about the deer, but we do believe the bear have killed them and made them afraid to come out in the pastures much anymore.

[@billybob-ro6qf]

@@sondrasmith2691 How could bear have kill 100's of deer over the years? There are few bears, but use to be probable well over a 1,000 deer in the area. I can see bear killing off some of the deer, but that many not likely. Also the bear often time stay away from the roads & look for food higher up in the mountains.

[@matthewseabolt7342]

I took a college class offered in the park about 10 yrs ago and park rangers and biologists would come in and teach a class or two. One said that the deer were overbrowsing the area and causing some plants and trees to be reduced to the point of eradication. They said the park regularly hired sharp shooters equipped with night vision and suppressors to reduce the deer numbers.

[@nathanmunoz6232]

Which months are best for Bears to see?

[@billybob-ro6qf]

Best time to see them is Spring right after they wake up after hibernating or the fall when they are searching for there last bit of food before returning to hibernate.

[@deb21660]

Are there restrooms along the 11 miles?

[@QuestCapsule]

Hi! The Cades Cove campground store has restrooms. The Cable Mill Area Visitor Center along the loop might as well…But not entirely sure?

[@Kimberlylz58]

Yes there’s some at camp store as you come in and about halfway thru the loop at the mill area

[@benjaminmartz1775]

Bigfoot @ 9:45