Lincoln Trail State Park
Location:West of IL 1, 2 miles south of Marshall in Clark County, IL.
Facilities:2 Class A campgrounds with electricity, showers, toilet facilities,
water, and playground equipment; a Class C tent camping area; a camping
area for organized adult or youth groups; picnic areas with water and
toilet facilities, 2 shelters, playgrounds; boat docks, boat ramp, boat
rentals; concession stand; hiking trails.
Activities:Camping, boating (10 HP limit), fishing, hiking, ice fishing, ice skating, cross-country skiing.
Special Features:The focal point of the park is Lincoln Trail Lake, with 146 acres of
surface area and more than 7 miles of thickly wooded shoreline. Park
also includes the American Beech Woods Nature Preserve, with ravines
filled with beech-maple forest similar to those existing in pioneer
days. The area is named after the trail Abraham Lincoln's family
followed en route from Indiana to Illinois in 1831.
Address:16985 E 1350th Rd
Marshall, IL 62441
Phone:217-826-2222
Web: dnr.state.il.us/lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R3/LINCOLN.HTM
Size: 1,023 acres.
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Illinois.