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The managing agency publishes official acreage."},"firstProtected":null,"established":null,"administrations":[],"designationHistory":[],"summary":"The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but it brought the nation and the world together to aid the \"Johnstown sufferers.\" The story of the Johnstown Flood reminds us all, \"...that we must leave nothing undone for the preservation and protection of our brother men.\"","summarySource":"National Park Service","guide":{},"trConnection":null,"trConnections":[],"trTypes":[],"links":{"official":"https://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm","social":{},"recreationGov":null,"alltrails":null,"alltrailsExplore":"https://www.alltrails.com/explore?b_tl_lat=40.3522&b_tl_lng=-78.78&b_br_lat=40.3343&b_br_lng=-78.7671","recreationGovSearch":"https://www.recreation.gov/search?q=Johnstown%20Flood%20National%20Memorial","directions":"http://www.nps.gov/jofl/planyourvisit/directions.htm"},"images":[{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/375DC9EB-E925-0C6E-A3260A803419E0B0.jpg","title":"The Unger Farm","alt":"A farmhouse, shed, and long, red barn with windows atop a grassy hill","caption":"The Visitor 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the South Fork Dam","credit":"NPS","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/94A693BA-CBAE-BE22-D33BD62313DCBF89.jpg","title":"The Carriage Road Nature Trail can be accessed from the picnic area or near the South Abutment.","alt":"Trail sign","caption":"The Carriage Road Nature Trail can be accessed from the picnic area or near the South Abutment.","credit":"NPS","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/94919993-F7CE-4DA9-2CC38829D451E190.jpg","title":"The portalettes near the picnic area.","alt":"Picnic pavilion","caption":"The portalettes near the picnic area.","credit":"NPS","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/94EB029D-F967-E24B-FE02A658CF88158A.jpg","title":"A Walk Through the Ruins starts near the South Abutment.","alt":"Wooden sign","caption":"A Walk Through the Ruins starts near the South Abutment.","credit":"NPS","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/BCBB7C82-DBD9-83DE-2967318C652E2BCA.jpg","title":"Visitor Center theater shows the park film \"Black Friday\" at :15 past the hour.","alt":"Theater seats","caption":"The park movie \"Black Friday\" play at :15 past the hour in the Visitor Center.","credit":"NPS","source":"NPS"},{"url":"https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/structured_data/BCC32309-0058-1E66-FD50613896D33FD1.jpg","title":"The Visitor Center bookstore has many items available for purchase.","alt":"Bookstore","caption":"The Visitor Center bookstore","credit":"NPS","source":"NPS"}],"activities":["Guided Tours","Bus/Shuttle Guided Tour","Hiking","Junior Ranger Program","Museum Exhibits"],"topics":["Architecture and Building","Arts","Painting","Photography","Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite","Dams","Engineering","Industry","Monuments and Memorials","Transportation","Canals","Trains and Railroads","Tragic 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The Visitor Center is open Fridays through Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\n\nPark grounds and trails are open daily from sunrise to sunset. \n\nThe Visitor Center is closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. \n\n\"All Park Hours\" reflects the hours of operation for the Visitor Center.","standardHours":{"wednesday":"Closed","monday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","thursday":"Closed","sunday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","tuesday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","friday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM","saturday":"9:00AM - 5:00PM"},"exceptions":[{"name":"Thanksgiving Day Closure","start":"2026-11-26","end":"2026-11-26","hours":{"thursday":"Closed"}},{"name":"Christmas Day Closure","start":"2026-12-25","end":"2026-12-25","hours":{"friday":"Closed"}},{"name":"New Year's Day Closure","start":"2027-01-01","end":"2027-01-01","hours":{"friday":"Closed"}}]}],"directions":"Take US Route 219 to the St Michael/Sidman exit. At the end of the exit ramp head East on PA 869 (there is a park sign at the end of the exit ramp). Travel approximately 1.5 miles on PA 869 watching for a left turn onto Lake Road at the sign for Johnstown Flood National Memorial. Follow Lake Road 1.5 miles until the visitor center appears on your right. Please park safely in the designated parking lot and not block any emergency access roads.","weatherInfo":"Winters can be cold and severe. Spring can be seasonable and wet. Summer can be hot with potentials for thunderstorms. Fall can be seasonal, with cold temperatures into October and November.","contacts":{"phone":"8148866171","email":"jofl_interpretation@nps.gov"},"visitorCenters":[{"name":"Johnstown Flood National Memorial Visitor Center","description":"The Visitor Center has two floors of displays that explain the history of the South Fork Dam, the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club, and how and why the 1889 Johnstown Flood occurred. There is also a 35 minute film,\"Black Friday,\" shown every :15 past the hour, with the first showing of the day at 9:15 and the last showing at 4:15.","url":"http://www.nps.gov/jofl/planyourvisit/lake-view-visitor-center.htm","lat":40.3498079995,"lon":-78.7712280007}],"campgrounds":[],"thingsToDo":[],"nearby":[{"slug":"allegheny-portage-railroad-national-historic-site","km":19},{"slug":"flight-93-national-memorial","km":33},{"slug":"fort-necessity-national-battlefield","km":91},{"slug":"friendship-hill-national-historic-site","km":117},{"slug":"antietam-national-battlefield","km":132},{"slug":"carlisle-federal-indian-boarding-school-national-monument","km":136}],"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=jofl"},{"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":"2026-11-09T02:12:45.615Z","alerts":[],"url":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/sites/johnstown-flood-national-memorial/","boundaryUrl":"https://directory.labs.trlibrary.com/boundaries/johnstown-flood-national-memorial.geojson"}