Lincoln
Highway 162
Box 216
Lincoln City, IN 47552
812-937-4710
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- Cabins
- Cabin Reservations
- Campground Reservations
- Local map
- Local tourism info
- Regional tourism info
Maps
- Property Map
- Buckhorn primitive
- Buckhorn youth tent
- Blue Heron Cabins map
- Blue Heron Cabin floorplan
- Group Cottages 5, 9
- Group Cottages 2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 15
- Group Cottages 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
- Group Cottage 1
- Pine Hills Group Cottages map
- Lake Lincoln Electric
- Gobbler's Run Primitive
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Visit Lincoln State Park and discover Indiana's past throughout 10 miles of hiking trails, rolling forested hills and two scenic lakes. Sleep among the trees in our lakeside campground, log cabins or group cottages. Visit the Colonel Jones Home, the historic home of the merchant employer of young Abraham Lincoln.
The 1,747 acre park was established in 1932 as a memorial to Nancy Hanks. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was instrumental in establishing the recreational facilities now found in the park. The CCC was a national program designed to provide jobs for unemployed young men during the Great Depression. At Lincoln State Park, CCC crews built beautiful Lake Lincoln, Lakeside shelter, the boat rental building (formerly a ranger cabin) and many trails.
Sarah Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve is located in the southernmost portion of the park. A visit to Lincoln State Park is like taking a step back into time when the land was wild and Abe Lincoln was a boy.
Celebrate Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday with us.
Activities and Facilities
- Nature Center
- Interpretive Naturalist Services (Seasonal)
- Picnicking/Shelters
(Shelter Reservations) - Boat Launch Ramp
- Boating / Elect. motor only
- Fishing
- Shelters (Shelter Reservations)
- Hiking Trails
- General Store
- Rental-Canoe, Paddleboat, Rowboat
- Swimming / Beach (Policy)
- Lincoln State Park beach is open Memorial Day Week-end through Labor Day Week-end
Camping
- Electric / 150 sites
- Primitive / 120 sites
- Group Camp
- Youth Tent Areas
- Dumping Station
- Pine Hills Group Cottages
- Blue Heron Family Cabins
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Plaza
A public plaza honoring the 200th birthday of President Abraham Lincoln and his years as a boy in Indiana is under construction at Lincoln State Park, and is expected to open in 2009. It consists of a large, bisected circular plaza. Visitors will first enter an area punctuated with limestone pedestals and interpretive signs signifying key milestones in Lincoln’s formative Indiana years between ages 7 and 21.
A central half-circle reminds visitors of young Abraham’s growth from a boy to a man. Visitors can move freely between the pedestals at any pace. The second semicircle provides a more intimate space for reflecting upon the man who led this nation. It will contain a twice-life-size bronze bust of Lincoln, accompanied by some of his quotes.
The site is located on a knoll in the Oak Grove area of the park. You can see one image from the conceptual plan here.
Lincoln Amphitheatre
In the year 2009, the entire nation will commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. As part of that celebration, Indiana will present a new theatrical experience at Lincoln Amphitheatre, which is nestled in the thick woods of Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home.
Many already know the inspirational story of Abraham Lincoln. Join us for our production of LINCOLN and learn more about the story of the man many consider to be our greatest president and how his Indiana roots helped to shape his character.
Lincoln Amphitheatre
Inside Lincoln State Park
15032 N CR 300 E
Lincoln City, Indiana 47552
1-800-264-4223
http://www.lincolnamphitheatre.com/
*Tickets may be purchased online.
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