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The park was established in the 1950s, [3] assembled through purchase and donation of land acquired between 1954 and 1978. [2] The park and the creek were named after John Fogarty, a former judge in Lincoln County. [2]
The main attraction of the park is the 146-acre (59 ha) Lincoln Trail Lake, which was the third lake created in Illinois (1955-1956) using federal monies under the Dingell-Johnson Act. The lake's maximum depth is 41 feet (12 m). [4] The park offers camping, hiking, fishing and boating (outboard motors are limited to 10 horsepower (7.5 kW)).
The weather was warm on the day that I hiked here so I decided to drive around the park and stop at the trailhead of each trail. I had picked up a map of trails at the Visitors Center.
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.
Lincoln City is an unincorporated community in Carter Township, Spencer County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] It lies five minutes south of Interstate 64 , northeast of Evansville , and approximately twenty miles north of the Ohio River .
Sections of the River to River Trail form part of the Southern Section of the American Discovery Trail. [1] [2] From east to west, the trail serves the following settlements and resources: Elizabethtown, Illinois; Garden of the Gods Wilderness; One Horse Gap; Lusk Creek Wilderness; Eddyville, Illinois; Jackson Falls climbing area; Tunnel Hill ...
The campground area is located at the southwest shore of Devils Lake in Lincoln City, and the day use area is on the south shore. The park provides kayaks for those participating in summer guided kayak wildlife tours. [2] Activities include camping (RV, tent, yurt, and biker), boat, water skiing, swimming, and personal watercraft. [2]
Lincoln Rock State Park is a public recreation area on the east side of the Columbia River's Lake Entiat, seven miles (11 km) north of Wenatchee and one mile upstream from the Rocky Reach Dam. [1] The state park covers 86 acres (35 ha) opposite the cliff formation for which it is named. [ 2 ]