| Lincoln State Park | |
|---|---|
 Lake Lincoln in Lincoln State Park | |
  Map of the U.S. state of Indiana showing the location of Lincoln State Park  Lincoln State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Spencer County, Indiana, United States |
| Nearest city | Lincoln City, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38°06′15″N 86°59′47″W / 38.10417°N 86.99639°W |
| Area | 1,747 acres (7.07 km2) |
| Established | 1932 |
| Visitors | 234,226 (in 2018–2019)[1] |
| Governing body | Indiana Department of Natural Resources |
Lincoln State Park is a state park of Indiana, United States. It is located in southern Indiana in Spencer County approximately 35 miles (56 km) east of Evansville.
The park was established in 1932 and encompasses 1,747 acres (707 ha). There are 10 miles (16 km) of trails in the park. Many of the recreational facilities found within the park were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. In addition to the Sarah Lincoln Woods Nature Preserve, there are two lakes, campgrounds, group cottages, and cabins.[2]
The park provides access to many sites important to Abraham Lincoln during his childhood, including the Little Pigeon Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery, where his sister Sarah Lincoln Grigsby is buried; and the home of Colonel Jones a Civil War officer and merchant who employed Lincoln. Memorials were established to recognize Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln, whose gravesite is now contained within the adjacent Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. There is also an interpretive center.[2] The park receives about 235,000 visitors annually.[1]
The park is 1 of 14 Indiana State Parks that were in the path of totality for the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse, with 2 minutes and 5 seconds of totality.[3]
- ^ a b "2018 / 2019 Estimated Fiscal Year Visits for Indiana State Parks ~ Alphabetical" (PDF). Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Lincoln State Park". Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ R, Mike (July 14, 2021). "Indiana 2024 Eclipse State Park Resources". CosmosPNW. Retrieved October 3, 2022.