Date: Sat Sep 09 2023, 8:00 AM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT
- Girl,
- Community
- All levels
Where: Lincoln State Park, Indiana 162, Lincoln City, IN
47552
Who: All Girl Scouts in grades K-12 and their
families and friends
Admission: Admission to Lincoln
State Park is $7.00 for in-state vehicles and $9.00 for out-of-state
vehicles.
Registration: Registration is not required to
attend this event, so get out and get exploring today!
What: Girl Scouts nationwide, along with their troops, friends,
and families, celebrate their love of the outdoors by exploring the
natural wonders found across our country during the Girl Scouts Love
State Parks weekend, held this year from September 9-10, 2023.
Councils partner with 400+ state parks across the country to encourage
girls to get outdoors and enjoy self-guided tours, family hikes,
watersports, stargazing, and participate in over 550 special events
organized during the State Parks weekend, which also promotes
mobilizing our communities to pick up trash from public lands in
partnership with Pick Up America and THOR Industries.
This year, Girl Scouts of Southwest Indiana (GSSI) is excited to
partner with Lincoln State Park for the nationwide Girl Scouts Love
State Parks initiative! Discover the boyhood home of the
16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
During this event, Lincoln State Park Interpretive Naturalist, Michael
Crews, will start the day off by leading girls and their families and
friends on the historic Mr. Lincoln’s Neighborhood Walk, followed by
some fun, engaging activities led by various staff and volunteers
throughout the day.
Take the Girl Scouts Love State Parks challenge and earn your patch
today! Click HERE
to learn more.
Scheduled Activities
8:00 – 9:00 AM – Mr. Lincoln’s
Neighborhood Walk (meet at the Nature Center)
1:00 – 2:00 PM –
Candle making at Colonel Jones Home
2:00 – 3:00 PM – Corn husk
doll activity at Colonel Jones Home
Anytime Activities
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Nature Center is
open for visitors.
12:00 – 3:00 PM – Guided tours available at
Colonel Jones Home (no admission required, but donations are always accepted)
Lincoln State Park offers picnicking/shelters, boat launch ramp, fishing, 10 miles of hiking trails, general store, rentals (canoe, paddleboat, and rowboat), camping and more!
*Children must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or troop leader. This is not a drop off activity.