Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Evening on the Lake presentations are on select Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Club House during the summer months.

Tales of the Great Flood cover a wide variety of topics relating to the Johnstown Flood.

Club House and Cottage Row Walking Tours are part of our programming for the anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood. Please check back for the 2026 date! All tours begin at the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club House Building in Saint Michael, PA and last approximately one hour. Reservations for both tours are required! Please call the Visitor Center at 814-886-6171 to reserve a spot!

The Club House and nine cottages that were once owned by the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club are still standing in present day Saint Michael on Main Street. Park signs will direct visitors from Route 869. A park map can be found on our website or in the Visitor Center.

Relax in the picnic area, located off of South Abutment Road.

The Carriage Road Nature Trail follows the carriage road that the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club members would have taken after they crossed the top of the South Fork Dam on their journey from South Fork to the Club House and cottages.

Join a Park Ranger for an interpretive walk that will take you to the bottom of the dam, through the breach and back out on the other side. This program ends for the season September 1, 2025. The walk can be done self-guided.

The bookstore at Johnstown Flood National Memorial is operated by America's National Parks. The bookstore is on the upper level of the Lake View Visitor Center. It contains books about the Johnstown Flood of 1889, including a survivor's account written shortly after the flood. T-shirts, coffee mugs, pins, patches, magnets and many other items are available for purchase.

The Visitor Center and has two floors of exhibits and a park film. Visitors will learn about the Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889.