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Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park is a Missouri state park on the Black River in Reynolds County. The term "shut in" refers to a narrow channel because of hard rock and is unnavigable. The section of river here causes numerous "riverlets" around rocks scattered in this particular part of the river. It can often be used as a natural water slide, but if the water is high, it is dangerous. In late 2005 the area was hit by a catastrophic flood and was evacuated due to the failure of a dam in the Taum Sauk pumped storage plant nearby. The park partly re-opened on May 27, 2006, for limited day use only. Due to dangerous conditions, swimming in the river and exploring the rock formations is prohibited, though the board walk is open to the Shut-Ins. An extension to the park provides an auto tour that passes by the ongoing recovery effort, as well as the recovered endangered fens area; terminating at a shaded overlook of the flood path accessible from the park entrance. From this, one can walk along a path through the boulder field left in the flood's passing. This area is staffed by park employees, who will answer questions about the flood and ongoing cleanup. The boulder field contains many examples of the minerals and rocks that make up the Ozarks mountain range.Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park was damaged by flooding following the failure of the Taum Sauk Reservoir in December 2005. The park has closed for redevelopment. Johnson Shutins is scheduled to reopen completely in 2008.

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  • Susie, lovely fall photo. Looks like a wonderful place to spend a day.

    said photo of Jdunkleberger Jdunkleberger 2007.10.26 at 20:29:48 PDT

  • Lovely stairway through the trees! Interesting story about the flood! I'm happy to read that the Park will be restored.

    said photo of summerjade summerjade 2007.10.16 at 08:58:36 PDT

  • Very nice!

    said photo of keithandlaura keithandlaura 2007.10.15 at 20:31:08 PDT

  • looks like an amazing place, Susie.

    said photo of kellimays kellimays 2007.10.15 at 13:58:26 PDT

  • Nice to walk in there and commune with nature, goodluck!

    said photo of lenareh lenareh 2007.10.14 at 17:50:03 PDT

  • What a wonderful photograph!!!

    said photo of gloridays gloridays 2007.10.14 at 17:35:56 PDT

  • Great photo & good explanation of the recent park history

    said photo of ericy202 ericy202 2007.10.14 at 07:05:59 PDT

  • Best of luck to you in the challenge dearest Susie, this is so beautiful!!

    said photo of ourjrny ourjrny 2007.10.13 at 20:39:03 PDT

  • Susie, this is great and interesting information. Also a wonderful photo of steps seeming in the middle of the woods. good luck.

    said photo of idelsoni idelsoni 2007.10.13 at 17:51:14 PDT

  • Wonderful this photo!!! I like the most of your stairs entrys. Good Luck to you in this challenge. Thank you for your support and nice words about my photos, wish you a great weekend....Bye Ien

    said photo of iahuis iahuis 2007.10.13 at 04:20:21 PDT

  • beautiful!

    said photo of paolagna paolagna 2007.10.13 at 02:09:38 PDT

  • Great entry, Susie, and I love the outdoors...good luck

    said photo of umpa1 umpa1 2007.10.12 at 19:16:25 PDT

  • Beautiful capture of the sun dappled stairs.

    said photo of gojom gojom 2007.10.12 at 06:30:45 PDT

  • Very nice

    said photo of andrei_sky andrei_sky 2007.10.11 at 21:05:30 PDT

  • Very scenic with the autumn tints in the trees!

    said photo of shukun20 shukun20 2007.10.11 at 19:31:56 PDT

  • I like these stairs as they go to a beautiful place! Good luck!...Diane

    said photo of dianeaub dianeaub 2007.10.11 at 17:32:26 PDT

  • A phenomenal capture

    said photo of oomt oomt 2007.10.11 at 11:33:32 PDT

  • Marvellous,let's go up there!!!

    said photo of haneveercoremansshots haneveercoremanssh... 2007.10.11 at 10:49:21 PDT

  • Another great entry.

    said photo of albertsville albertsville 2007.10.11 at 07:50:14 PDT

  • Lovely shot....just a beautiful and inviting staircase!

    said photo of bigsister861 bigsister861 2007.10.11 at 07:06:59 PDT

  • Nice place, nice photo, nice shot....Joe

    said photo of mypinklotus mypinklotus 2007.10.11 at 06:46:35 PDT

  • The beauty of this place belies its hazardous history. Superb shot, Susie! Best of luck.

    said photo of faranya100 faranya100 2007.10.11 at 05:40:48 PDT

  • WOW!!!! This is just gorgeous!!! Kris :)

    said photo of KrisApplegate KrisApplegate 2007.10.11 at 05:26:55 PDT

  • a nice bunch of stairs ... woof, pant, puff ... does the title mean there are "shut-ins" at the tops .. or is that a last name? I am so full of it, you know ... lalala

    said photo of mabelscritterart mabelscritterart 2007.10.02 at 13:34:16 PDT

  • Let's go for a walk!

    said photo of lovejoy lovejoy 2007.07.04 at 09:30:28 PDT

  • what a lovely shot and view. There is a place on Mount Vernon that has steps just like this in the woods, curving going up...I thought it was there at first glance

    said photo of kellimays kellimays 2006.11.19 at 23:03:54 PST

  • Nice - I love pathway shots whether it be stairs, paths, or roads.

    said photo of surelyyoujest100 surelyyoujest100 2006.08.20 at 18:11:16 PDT

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