Vehicle-free access along the Cades Cove Loop Road takes place each Wednesday, from May through September. On these days, the 11-mile loop can be enjoyed on foot or bicycle. An 11-mile, one-way loop road circles the cove, offering the opportunity to sightsee at a leisurely pace. Allow at least two to four hours to tour Cades Cove by car, longer if you walk some of the area's trails or visit. to three thousand feet in altitude in the Access is via the Goulburn Valley Highway, then UT Creek Road and Fraser Park Road For reservations 559-642-3145 Torch Grove Campground has 42 campsites and is the closest camping to Torch Lake Cove Lake's 717-acres are situated in a beautiful mountain valley on the eastern edge of the Cumberland.