Ramsey Cascades Closed

Ramsey Cascades Closed beginning April 15, 2024. GSMNP will close Ramsey Cascades Trail on weekdays while trail crews finish the full-scale rehabilitation. The rehabilitation of this iconic Smokies trail is part of the Trails Forever program.

The trail will be closed Monday through Thursday each week, except federal holidays. The weekday closures will range from April 15, 2024 to November 1, 2024. The only weekend closure scheduled is May 3, 2024 through May 5, 2024 while trail crews replace a footlog bridge.

Trail crews will make general repairs including the construction of trail structures such as staircases, turnpikes, and retaining walls and remove trip hazards like exposed roots and rocks. Found in the Greenbrier ranger district, the Ramsey Cascades Trail is the only access the 100-foot Ramsey Cascades, the tallest waterfall in the park.

Significant flooding and storm damage caused the NPS to close the trail completely for several months in 2022 and early 2023. Trail crews rerouted 200 feet of trail, built and installed a new footlog bridge and built four new trail structures damaged by the flood.

Source – GSMNP