Conditions change by the hour at elevation — always check the agency's own status page before you drive.

Tennessee's seasonal passes

Every Tennessee road on the roster, with the dates it has opened and closed year by year. Pick a pass for its full record and this spring's status.

Kuwohi Road

6,300 ft Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee & North Carolina

Opens April 1 every year, on the calendar rather than the snowpack.

Named roads in Tennessee

The byways and toll roads people ask for by name — how long they run, what they climb over, and what their winter looks like.

Cherohala Skyway

TN 165 43 mi Tellico Plains, Tennessee to Robbinsville, North Carolina

Open all year · National Scenic Byway

Watching a spring trip? The opening watch board follows every pass at once.