Seasonal Closures
Each year certain roads are seasonally closed to motorized vehicles to help protect wildlife habitat, decrease wildlife disturbance, and reduce road maintenance needs. In specific cases roads are closed to protect public safety during times of longer term adverse weather.
The Forest Service only provides road updates and closures for Forest Service roads. For information on other government maintained roads please visit: DriveNC.gov | North Carolina Traffic, Road Closures & Travel Information
For information on the Blue Ridge Parkway closures visit: www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm
Seasonal Road Closures
Closed January 1- October 1
- FS 136 Flybus South
Closed May 16- October 1
- FS 174 Seaborn
- FS 177 A Millis Swamp
- FS 601 Hickman Hill
Tusquitee Ranger District:
Closed January 1- April 1
- Bear Paw (FSR 435)
- Beech Creek (FSR 307)
- Cherokee Lake (FSR 313)
- Chambers Creek (FSR 2071)
- Deep Gap (FSR 71)
- Derreberry Gap (FSR 614B)
- Nelson Ridge (FSR 351)
- Panther Gap (FSR 85A)
- Perry Gap (FSR 350)
- Persimmon Creek (FSR 651)
- Powerline Cove (FSR 6020)
- Stateline Loop (FSR 420-6)
- Tatham Gap/Long Creek (FSR 423)
- Tellico River (FSR 420-5)
- Tuni Gap (FSR 440)
Closed November 1-April 30
- Jackrabbit Mountain Campground
Closed September 30-April 30
- Jackrabbit Mountain Beach
Closed October 31-March 31
- Cherokee Lake Recreation Area
Nantahala Ranger District:
Closed January 2-April 1
- Boardtree (FS 388)
- Upper Nantahala (FS 67)
- Deep Gap (FS 71)
- Shingletree Branch (FS 713)
- Shope Fork (FS 751)
- Ball Creek (FS 83)
- Connelly Creek (FS 86 through Alarka-Laurel)
- Wayah Bald (FS 69)
- Winding Stairs (FS 422)
- Little Yellow Mountain (FS 367)
- Big Road (FS 4652)
- Cold Spring Gap (FS 4663)
- Moses Creek (FS 4651)
- Old Bald Road (FS 4652)
- Sugar Creek (FS 4655)
- Gage Creek (FS 4648)
- Wolf Mountain (FS 4663C)
- Charley Knob (FS 4654)
Beech Flats (FS 4668)
Cheoah Ranger District:
Road Closed December 31-April 1
- FSR 81- Santeetlah Creek Rd. (FS 81)
- FSR 81F- Wolf Laurel (FS 81F)
- FSR 81G- Swan Meadows Rd. (FS 81G)
- FSR 81C- Whigg Creek (FS 81C)
- FSR 423- Tatham Gap (FS 423)
- FSR 407- Farley Cove Rd. (FS 407)
- FSR 445- Deep Creek (FS 445)
- FSR 62- Slickrock Rd. (FS 62)
- FSR 2586- Long Hungry (FS 2586)
OPEN October 1- 31
- Fontana Rd. (FS 2624)
- Nolton Rd (FS 259)
OPEN April 1- 30
- Shellstand (FS 418)
Campground Closures:
Closed November 1-April 15
- Cheoah Point Campground
- Tsali Campground (trails open year round)
- Rattler Ford Group Campground
- Cheoah Point Beach
- Swan Cabin
- Cable Cove Campground- closed, no reopen date
Appalachian Ranger District
Closed January 1- First weekend of April
• Big Ivy (74)*
• Stony Fork (63)*
• Cataloochee (3549)
• Hickey Fork (465)
• South Toe River (472)*
• Neals Creek (2074)*
• Flat Top (278)
• Hurricane Gap (467)
• Rich Mountain Fire Tower (467A)
• Long Arm (287)
• Mills Ridge (113)
Big Ivy, Stony Fork, South Toe, and Neals Creek are closed and are not anticipated to reopen in the 2025 season.
Grandfather Ranger District:
Closed November 1-
- Mortimore Campground
Closed November 1- April 1
- Old Fort Picnic Area
- Brown Mtn OHV Area
- FR482 - Curtis Creek
- FR106 - Dobson Knob
- FR150 - Bald Mtn section 1
- FR4101 - Pearcy Creek
- FR228 - Steels Creek
- FR99 - Table Rock
- FR496 - New Gingercake
- FR1001 – Boone Fork
- FR4096 – Carroll Creek
- FR198 – Big Chestnut Mountain
- FR4068 – Schoolhouse Ridge
- FR464A – Lost Cove
- Curtis Creek Campground *remains closed due to storm damage
Closed December 15-April 1
OHV Trails
- Lakeview Trail (FS 69)
- Slab Pile (FS 79)
- Wolf Den (FS 89)
- Dutch John (FS 90)
- Dickey Bell (FS 91)
- Dicky Bell Alt (FS 91A)
- Dickey Bell Connector (FS 91B)
- Rocky Mt Loop (FS 92)
- Sawmill (FS 93)
- Falls Dam (FS 96)
- Daniel (FS 390)
Campgrounds
- Art Lilley Campground