Upcoming Half-Day Closures of Kuwohi Road on Sept. 10 and 15 for Educational Programs

NPS News Release · Great Smoky Mountains National Park · 9/3/2026

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will temporarily close Kuwohi Road and the trail to Kuwohi Observation Tower the mornings of Thursday, September 10, and Tuesday, September 15, to facilitate special educational programs for students from Swain County and Qualla Boundary schools.

The park will close the road and parking lot at 8 p.m. the night before each event and will reopen it by 2 p.m. each day.

Source: National Park Service