Stand on either of the remaining dam abutments and look out over the empty lakebed to get a visual idea of how much water converged on the city of Johnstown. Managed as a wet meadow, the lakebed now supports a variety of plant, tree, and shrub species on both sides of the meandering South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River.

The Walk Through the Ruins Trail, takes walkers to the bottom of the dam, through the breach and back up out of the dam on the other side. 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.