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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"Current Status: Pedestrian detour in place from main parking lot. Grounds / trails open dawn till dusk 7 days a week. Barn open 7 days a week 10-4. Bookstore / Visitor Center open Tuesday - Sunday 9-5. Interagency passes can be purchased at Visitor Center.","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/carl/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=35.274&b_tl_lng=-82.4611&b_br_lat=35.2609&b_br_lng=-82.4441","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Carl%20Sandburg%20Home%20National%20Historic%20Site","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/carl/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"cover":{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C798B6A-1DD8-B71B-0BA2D340AF39EA5E.jpg","title":"Carl Sandburg's Study","alt":"A view of Sandburg's study as visitors see it today","credit":"NPS Photo","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/carl/index.htm","tier":1,"source":"National Park Service"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C798B6A-1DD8-B71B-0BA2D340AF39EA5E.jpg","title":"Carl Sandburg's Study","alt":"A view of Sandburg's study as visitors see it today","credit":"NPS Photo","license":"Public domain (U.S. government work)","licenseUrl":null,"filePage":"https://www.nps.gov/carl/index.htm","source":"National Park Service","cover":true},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C798702-1DD8-B71B-0B01ED72F322BC48.jpg","title":"Carl Sandburg Home NHS","alt":"A view of the Sandburg Home as visitors enter the park","caption":"The Sandburg family enjoyed living in the Carolina mountains along with a collection of 12,000 books and a herd of dairy goats.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C798CA3-1DD8-B71B-0B050F01A4562ED0.jpg","title":"Visitor Entrance to Carl Sandburg Home NHS","alt":"A view of the front lake and Sandburg Home as visitors enter the park","caption":"A view of the front lake and Sandburg Home as visitors enter the park","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C7987F7-1DD8-B71B-0B7D9CC8C28E37F2.jpg","title":"Connemara Farms","alt":"Dairy goats graze peacefully near the Sandburg barn","caption":"Connemara Farms dairy goats graze peacefully near the Sandburg barn","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/3C798935-1DD8-B71B-0BB9BF75ED68DFAB.jpg","title":"Kid Goats Greet Visitors","alt":"Spring-born kid goats greet visitors to the barn","caption":"Spring-born kid goats greet visitors to the barn.","credit":"NPS Photo","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Arts and Culture","Theater","Guided Tours"],"topics":["African American Heritage","Arts","Poetry and Literature","Enslavement","Farming and Agriculture","Incarceration","Japanese-American Internment","Music"],"fees":[],"passes":[],"hours":[{"name":"Park Bookstore and House Tours","description":"Parking lots, grounds, gardens, and trails are open every day, year-round, sunrise to sunset. Occasional closures arise from weather events, check park alerts for more information.\n\nThe Sandburg Home, Visitor Center and Farm Area have seasonal hours that vary. \n\nHouse Tours are by reservation only through http://www.recreation.gov","standardHours":{"wednesday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","monday":"Closed","thursday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","sunday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","tuesday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","friday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM"},"exceptions":[{"name":"Thanksgiving Day","start":"2026-11-11","end":"2026-11-11","hours":{"thursday":"Closed"}},{"name":"Christmas Day","start":"2026-12-25","end":"2026-12-25","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed"}},{"name":"New Years Day","start":"2027-01-01","end":"2027-01-01","hours":{"wednesday":"Closed"}}]},{"name":"Park Grounds","description":"The park grounds are open 7 days a week sunrise to sunset. \n\nThe barn and goat area are also open 7 days a week from 10am to 4pm. \n\nThe Sandburg Home Visitor Center, and Park Store are open Tuesday-Sunday (6 days per week) from 9am to 5pm.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"Sunrise to Sunset","monday":"Sunrise to Sunset","thursday":"Sunrise to Sunset","sunday":"Sunrise to Sunset","tuesday":"Sunrise to Sunset","friday":"Sunrise to Sunset","saturday":"Sunrise to Sunset"},"exceptions":[]}],"directions":"The park is located three miles south of Hendersonville, NC on Little River Road off of the Greenville Highway/Rt. 225 in Flat Rock, NC. Visitors using GPS or mapping software should use 1800 Little River Road and look for the signs directing you to the main visitor parking lot off Little River Road. To access the Hikers Parking lot, use 1928 Little River Road as the GPS address. You will see signs for the Hiker's parking lot, on the left, just before Carl Sandburg Lane.","weatherInfo":"Average Monthly Highs and Lows January - 45 / 25 February - 50 / 30 March - 55 / 35 April - 60 / 40 May- 70 / 60 June - 80 / 65 July - 85 / 65 August - 80 / 65 September - 75 / 55 October - 70 / 45 November - 60 / 35 December - 50 / 30","contacts":{"phone":"8286934178","email":"carl_administration@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Visitor Center/Park Store and Information","description":"The Sandburg Home Visitor Center/park store is open Tuesday through Sunday (6 days per week) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hours vary by season; the Holiday closures below will change by season. The visitor center/park store and information area is a great place to start your visit! You can find information to plan your visit, get a passport stamp, participate in the Jr Ranger or BARK Ranger programs, and get a schedule of upcoming events.","url":"https://www.nps.gov/carl/learn/bookstore.htm","lat":35.27142414584161,"lon":-82.44722277291066}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"cradle-of-forestry-in-america-national-historic-area","km":30},{"slug":"blue-ridge-parkway","km":33},{"slug":"pisgah-national-game-refuge","km":41},{"slug":"cowpens-national-battlefield","km":60},{"slug":"pisgah-national-forest","km":77},{"slug":"kings-mountain-national-military-park","km":97}],"hasBoundary":true,"boundarySource":{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division","url":"https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2224545"},"sources":[{"name":"NPS Data API","url":"https://developer.nps.gov/api/v1/parks?parkCode=carl"},{"name":"NPS Land Resources Division boundaries","url":"https://services1.arcgis.com/fBc8EJBxQRMcHlei/arcgis/rest/services/NPS_Land_Resources_Division_Boundary_and_Tract_Data_Service/FeatureServer/2"}],"editorialStatus":"draft","synced":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.609Z","alerts":[{"source":"NPS","kind":"Information","title":"Visitor Center and Bookstore Open Tues - Sun","text":"Visitor Center and Bookstore hours are Tues - Sun 9-5. It is currently a .7 mile hike from the main parking lot and a .4 mile walk to the historic area from the Hikers Lot. Please keep this in mind. If you have access needs, please call the number posted in the parking lot.","url":null,"updated":"2026-04-27 00:00:00.0","id":"nps-4D8723AB-7B52-4151-8CF6-7039EFB557C6"}],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/carl-sandburg-home-national-historic-site/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/carl-sandburg-home-national-historic-site.geojson"}