Rocky Top

Rocky Top (formerly known as Coal Creek or Lake City) is a town in Tennessee. In 2014, it was renamed after the a popular southern folk song, Rocky Top. In 2020, it was home to about 1600 people.

Understand

Local information

• Town Council website

Get in

By car

• Take Interstate 75.

See

• 1 Coal Creek Miners Museum, 201 South Main Street, ☏ +1 865-630-5006, info@coalcreekminersmuseum.com. M-Sa 10AM-3PM. It explains the history of the miners that lived, worked and died in Coal Creek, Fraterville and Briceville. (updated Sep 2024)

Do

• 1 Norris Dam State Park (take Highway 441 about 5 mi (8 km) east of Rochy Top to Village Green Road, and follow it north), ☏ +1 865-425-4500. With more than 800 miles of shoreline, the park offers recreational boating, skiing, and fishing. The park has a fully equipped marina with boat ramp available to the general public. Houseboats and pontoon boats are available for rent along with other types of boats. Norris Dam was the pilot project of the Tennessee Valley Authority, a Great Depression-era entity created by the United States government in 1933 to control flooding and bring electricity and economic development to the Tennessee Valley. The park also administers the Lenoir Museum Complex, which interprets the area's aboriginal, pioneer, and early 20th-century history. (updated Sep 2024)

Eat

• 1 La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant, 622 N Main St. Daily 11AM-9PM. (updated Sep 2024)

Sleep

Campsites and cabins are available at Norris Dam State Park. Reservations ☏ +1-888-867-2757.

Go next

• Knoxville
• Oak Ridge