KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — What came before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Park rangers and volunteers are answering that question in their annual Daisy Town Day celebration.

Mountain Life Festival is on the 28th of September, coinciding with National Public Lands Day, which is a fee-free day. Daisy Town Day is a celebration of everything before Great Smoky Mountain ...

There's a resort town in Great Smoky Mountains National Park that was abandoned in the late 1900s. The National Parks Service began restoring the ghost town in 2009, and now it's open to the public.

If you’ve been to the Elkmont Historic District of Great Smoky Mountains ... in a neighborhood called Daisy Town. Old empty buildings tucked unexpectedly in the mountains playing tug-of-war ...

And if your vehicular vacation happens to head to the Great Smoky Mountains, you're in luck ... Glamping at Tiffany’s, Miss Daisy and The Ruby Slipper," USA TODAY said. "All guests − whether ...

By Emily Schmall Roads and campgrounds in Great Smoky Mountains ... a wildfire on Rich Mountain Gap around a popular hiking trail within the park, about five miles outside town.

Read more: I explored an abandoned resort town in the Great Smoky Mountains where wealthy city dwellers vacationed 100 years ago. Take a look around. Read more: After road-tripping across Texas ...

Korrin Bishop Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park.

If you're headed to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the spring or summer or fall leaf-peeping seasons, one thing is clear: the park and the surrounding towns are being loved to death.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — With over 800 miles ... You can learn more about how Elkmont went from vacation spot to ghost town in our series "Elkmont Will Shine." ...

Insider's reporter explored a 1900s resort town full of historic cabins that were abandoned by the end of the century. After restoration by the National Parks Service, 16 cabins are now open to ...