lincoln state park

We stayed in cabin #2 at Lake Lincoln for Thanksgiving. The cabin was dirty. I had to clean the toilet before I let me grandkids use it. It looks like a trailer. It wasn't swept and did not have a broom to sweep it. The beds were so bad we only stayed for 2 nights instead of 3 that we paid for. The kitchen is very poorly stocked. The grounds were beautiful. We made the best of it and had fun.

We have visited and stayed at Lincoln State Park now 3 times. It is a beautiful Indiana State park steeped in rich history surrounding Abe Lincoln. We have camped in the electric campground and it is very well kept with mostly spacious campsites. A few campsite tips: Stay on the side of the campground closest to the lake. That puts you closer to the bathhouses and walking distance from the camp store. The outside loop closest to the lake is really the best. The sites farthest from the lake appear smaller. The DNR is very nice at this particular state park. The beach is kept up nicely and groomed daily by the DNR staff. There are no issues with raccoons either. Favorite campsites: 72, 73, 75, 49...there are several others.

This is a great place for camping with a family or friends. It has lots of private camping areas inside the park. Good fishing as well. (need permit for fishing) There is a nice beach area for swimming and snack/picnic areas.

This is the second year I attended this camp ground with our church. We rent the group cabins. The park is huge and the employees are nice. There's a beach with a volleyball net. They also have a nature center and little shop. If you have the time visit the visitor center and Abe's cabin as a young boy across the street. Oh and an amphitheater. I haven't been but once they came to our camp dressed in costumes. It was cool! They have many events going on the middle of June throughout the summer. Holiday world is about 10 minutes away!The first time I didn't have any issues. This year I was assigned to a different cabin. I walked around the bed and saw a black snake going through a crack in my room! As calm as I could I called for my husband because I didn't want to panic the others. They couldn't catch him. I refused to stay so we rented a room at a hotel near the highway. I was told the snake did return. That time they called up front and I guess they sealed the crack. If we return to this location next year I won't be staying in the cabins. My skin still crawl when I think about it.

This was very interesting since I enjoy history and it had a really nice little trail that we enjoyed walking with the dog.

One of our favorite camping destinations. There are so many activities and everyone of them is spectacular! The facilities are all clean and the grounds are well kept. My kids love coming here!

My 2 teenagers and I LOVED the park. It was beautiful, well maintained, full of trails, monuments, and historically significant spots to explore. It was a wonderful experience. The surrounding area of Santa Clause was also fabulous, fun, and kept even my teenagers engaged most of the time. We stayed in one of the cabins at the park and while they were clean and functional and overall in very nice shape, we had a HUGE problem with mice. There were droppings on the table and on the counters when we arrived. We caught 4 mice in traps while we were there and were bothered by several more each evening while we were trying to sleep. It was so distressful. The park office was semi-helpful - they offered mouse traps quickly when we raised our concern. We discovered large holes under the counters where the mice were likely coming in. After lugging stones in from the fire pit to block the spaces, we managed to limit the 4-legged visitors but not eliminate them entirely. We had so much fun during the days at the park and in the surrounding area but the evenings ruined it for us. We would not return.

We have visited this park several times over the years and always enjoyed it. Most recently we went for the day to take a short hike. We were pleasantly surprised that there was no trash to be found on the trail! We always carry a trash bag along, but never got it out. This Ida testament to the visitors respecting the park and to the staff for keeping up with it. We enjoy camping here most in the off seasons. The campsites feel a bit close when the park is near capacity as it is mot of the summer. That said, if you are looking for somewhere to camp near Holiday World, this is much cheaper than Lake Rudolph. There is water and electric at each class A campsite and the shower houses are kept clean. There is a newer shower house in the non-electric section as well. There are several hiking trails and you can still climb and enter the fire tower. Boat rentals and camp store available seasonally. There is a boat launch permit required to launch your own watercraft, but it is good for all Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs. The nature center has several exhibits of live and stuffed native species and offers programs for kids and adults. One of Indiana DNR's most unknown services is the many family activities and contests that you can enter to keep you active during your visits to the State Parks. Visit the naturalist at each park to learn more.There is a swim beach open through the summer that is included in the gate fee, however there is no lifeguard on duty and no diving boards. Showers are available at the beach as well as the camp store for refreshments.The Lincoln Ampitheatre has live plays and sometimes dinners, mainly through the summer for an additional fee.Across the highway, a short walk from the state park is the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial. There is a separate fee since it is a separate park, but there is plenty to make it worthwhile to go there. You can spend an hour, day, or week in this area and if you get bored, it's your own fault.

We camped there with our 4 & 2 year old this past weekend. The campground spot we had overlooked the lake. The beach was clean & the water was clear. You can rent a canoe or paddle boats. Both playgrounds were nice & clean. The nature center was full of fun things for the kids. Showers weren't perfect but I am sure they have been through alot this season. We will definitely go back!

We stopped in here and were pleasantly surprised. The guides were helpful and knowledgeable. We paid $5 for the whole family to go into the Lincoln museum and for a parking pass. We watched a 15 minute movie narrated by Leonard Nemoy about Lincoln. Everyone learned something new. We strolled through the small exhibit and then went to the farm homestead. You can walk the trail or drive. They have people there showing how they lived at the time of Lincoln. I thought it was very well put together. You could spend as little as an hour or as much as the entire day here. On the other side of the park they offer camping, picnic areas and hiking. We were all glad we made the stop here.

My husband and I visited with our 2 y/o son and my parents. The Bicentennial Plaza was a beautiful and interesting monument, and we all enjoyed a relatively easy hike. One of the highlights was the Colonel Jones Home, operated by the state park but a few miles outside of it. This was the home of a business owner that Lincoln worked for and was influenced by politically. I wanted to see the home and had been secretly hoping my 2 y/o would fall asleep in the car on the way there so my husband could just drop my parents and I off... I had visions of my son colliding with antiques in this small home! Alas, my son was awake and ready to get out of the car when we arrived. But we were so pleasantly surprised at how low-key kid-friendly it turned out to be! While the furniture is antique, it isn't original to the home and not roped off. They even have 1800s toys for kids to play with. We were the only visitors there at the time and the volunteer was so nice and informative. It didn't take long to get the "tour" of this home, but it's definitely worth a stop if you are in the area!

the place has gone down some, But as I find with most places like this the volunteers who do the demonstrations are the key to making or braking a place like this, I have to give them credit they do a heck of a job sometimes using there own money when times get tuff.The park is kind of a prelude to going to the lake.The cabin have a few demonstrators inside and out. Inside they maybe making soup in the big kettle in the fireplace and dyeing tow , outside they might be splitting rails that they will put you to work doing, or you might go out to the field and help pull tobacco worms off the tobacco plants, then take a walk in the woods,and visit Lincoln mother's grave then check out Lincoln museum. It's a nice quiet place to get away and see some history. then head over to the lake for swimming and barbecuing it makes for a good day

We came for the annual geocaching with Abe geocaching event. This was the first time we have been to the park and we were very impressed. This is a large, clean well groomed park with plenty of trails a pretty like history and Geocaching. We stayed in one of the Family cabins with 6 adults. It was a bit snug but accommodated us for cheaper than a motel and warmer than a tent. The cabin has a kitchen but you have to bring any and everything you may want or need (towels, washrags, soap, plates, cooking & eating utensils, sheets etc. it is like a really nice camping cabin with heat and ac), we knew about the sheets and towels but were a bit unprepared but we made due. I was not aware of the Group Camping Cabins until after we were there but they are cheaper but do not have heat and AC - I will have to look into those for future trips. This was the cleanest park I have seen. As part of the geocaching events we attended we went to pick up trash and I didn't find enough trash to dirty a trash bag - it was amazing to walk over 2 miles around the beach, the parking lots, picnic area and along roads and to not see trash- the park staff and park visitors are amazing. We checked out the campgrounds while there and sites are a bit close for our liking but the shower houses are nice. We loved the Lincoln History and the CCC history in the park. Cons: there seems to be a fee for everything in the park. It is the first park I have been to that required an entrance/gate fee ($7 for out of state) when we were renting a cabin. It was just a one time fee for the time we were staying but they do charge a daily entrance fee for visiting - I guess that is how they fund the clean up crews : ) We were also going to bring our kayaks topaddlee the lake but again there is a $5 fee per boat to put our boats in the water so we skipped that - if we were staying longer it would have been nice but to just get out there about an hour it didn't seem worth the price.

This park is really close to my home, and like most places close you don't appreciate as one should. It's a really nice park that has a big lake, lots of trails, and nice camping. We look forward to visiting the nature center and walking to the fire tower. There are nice places to picnic and playgrounds for the kids to play!

I have enjoyed going to this park even when I was a youg child. The park has camping, fishing, hiking, bicycling, swimming beach, and yes, Abe Lincoln used to live there too. I know I did not have a big RV (just a pop-up), but it was always fun during the month of October. I stayed in one of the family cabins and enjoyed the rustic life.