Heintooga Round Bottom Road temporarily closed for maintenance
September 13, 2021

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Heintooga Round Bottom Road will be temporarily closed during the weekdays beginning Monday, September 13 through Friday, September 24. The full closure is necessary to safely operate large equipment along the one-way road for the delivery of gravel and road grading. The closure will be in place Monday through Friday each week. The area will be open to all access on the weekends.

The road closure begins at the Balsam Mountain Picnic Area and extends throughout the one-way section of Heintooga Round Bottom Road. The lower two-way section of the roadway and Straight Fork Road will remain open. This closure restricts access to the Spruce Mountain, Palmer Creek, and Balsam Mountain Trailheads.

For more information about road closures, please visit the park website.