Lincoln SP

LINCOLN STATE PARK

RUN BY: State of Indiana

LOCATION: Gentryville, IN

UTILITIES: none

COST: ??

OUR RATING (1-5): I-4

NOTES: The campground is in a lovely wooded grove next to the lake. Sadly only a few sites are really on the lake. I haven't been at the campground for a couple of years so things may have changed. The park has the Lincoln Amphitheater where they do a play on the life of Abraham Lincoln during the summer season. There are lots of trails. One of them leads to the Lincoln homestead (which is worth visiting) and the Nat'l Memorial across the highway. I enjoyed running trails in this park. It also has a large venue area with cabins and a large building with kitchen where my daughter and son-in-law's SCA group has a big event each year. There is also an educational building but I sadly know little about it. It is a lovely small State Park where you can combine camping, hiking, swimming, fishing and education. You really need to visit the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial when you're there.

Environment: Wooded. Rolling hills.

Amenities: There are showers in the lake bathhouse when it is open.

Phone Service: None

Location: Near Gentryville, IN on IN-162 across the road from the Lincoln Boyhood Nat'l Memorial.

Reconstruction of Lincoln family home

Proximity to shopping: There is a small camp store. Any other shopping is going to require traveling to Santa Claus, IN about 10-15 miles away.

Camping Population: I can't address this since it has been at least three years since I was there. At that time there were a lot of locals but they didn't drop their rigs and show up on weekends. Camping rules prohibited that.

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RATING KEY: category - score

Categories:
I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

II - boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

one might choose to stay for more than a night.

III - over-night areas

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service