Bear Activity In Cades Cove. The most popular activity at Cades Cove is wildlife viewing. Just returned from a very quick stay in Gatlinburg.
Black bears tend to be out foraging around these times and an added perk. A Bear Jam is similar to a traffic. 293 SLIDES News Sentinel archives Highway 441.
However when a bear deer or other wildlife presents itself Traffic jams are present in case of a Bear it would be a Bear jam.
To 10 am or late afternoon 3 7 pm. The access to the Cades Cove is the 11 mile one way Cades Cove loop road. Bear sightings in Cades Cove. On our first trip back to Cades Cove since it reopened we saw many black bears deer and turkeys.