Lincoln Memorial Garden and Nature Center

Beautiful garden and arboretum. Well maintained with picnic area, nature trails, visitor's center. Friendly staff. Easy parking. I would spend time here often if I lived closer.

Choice place to take a walk in natural surroundings. Right by a lake with both sidewalk and nature trails cushioned with wood chips. Saw a deer, squirrels, a hawk, many different types of mushrooms, and amazing wildflowers. Very relaxing place for walking or taking a break on one of the many beaches. They also have trolls and gnomes for kids.

A very wonderful place to see lots of wildlife! I love the trolls that they put in, it add a special touch. It is also a very pretty place to take pictures or just walk. The little beach is beautiful. There are many benches to stop and rest.

Within minutes of our arrival we saw 2 bunnies and 3 deer. The trails were very nice with wood chips and well marked.

We found a tiny small hidden beach that was great for cooling down. There were several bench scattered throughout that had great quotes from Lincoln.

Review Date: September 27th, 2016

I have been to Springfield, IL quite a few times, so it came to me as a surprise that there was a Memorial Garden/Nature Center dedicated to Abraham Lincoln.

So, on a beautiful fall day, I decided to make a trip there and see what it was about. Talk about picking a perfect day to walk a perfect place. Parked my car, grabbed my outdoorsy hat and went walking. You could say that this place is split in two, with a section around the Nature Center and a section all on its own.

There were only a few people on the trail and they were friendly. It was an enjoyable walk around the Nature Center section. Even saw two fawn play around while their mother fed. If you like to walk some easy trails while enjoying nature, this place needs to be on your list.

Fun place to visit. We spent hours playing with the microeye microscope in the souvenir shop

Went there for annual pancake and sausage breakfast with REAL maple syrup. Always fun. Can't wait for a week or two to see all the spring native flowers in bloom. Easy trails to walk.

Walked these trails while visiting friends. Love it! Wish we had trails like these where I'm from. well kept and marked very well. Will definitely go again when I'm in town.

The trails are kept clean and the views are very pretty. A must see is across the street where the fairy gardens are. Even as an adult, we thoroughly enjoyed it

Great place to get out and just stroll. Saw a few deer checking us out while we were there. The trolls are so cool!

Beautiful preserve with a variety of short trails.

Great trails and visitor center. The times posted are for the visitor center, the trails are open sunup to sundown. Easily navigated and fun to view the wildlife that always seem to be abundant when we visit. Added plus is lots of pokestops if you play pokemon go!

Me and my girlfriend and our 3 daughters love to go here and walk the trails and look at nature. We almost always see a bunch of deer also. It is a well taken care of place to get back to nature

It's kinda far from the Chicago but really nice waling path for afternoon. I would love to go back again if I can.

Not having been inside the Nature Center in years I was surprised to see the extent of their exhibits and materials Very interesting and educating for everyone it can only add to the experience by being located in such a beautiful natural setting

Excellent place for people of all ages and abilities to get into nature. Beautiful scenery along the lake with nicely shaded fairly flat trails. Even or small kiddos were able to do most of the walking without being carried.

Enjoyed our hike through the trails today with my family
Thank you

This is my favorite hiking venue in the Springfield area.

Its very big park they have different pass lines for walking long distance some of them by Springfield lake. Nice views to the lake different plants mushrooms and other you can't cut any of the trees or the small ones . Very quiet and not crowded most people I saw their are walking with groups of three or more and some family's 👪 and by the park side you can go fishing in the lake it's a no a very nice place to walk around for a long walk or a short walk with your dog or your friends the place is safer but it's a very cover with trees I will suggest to have a friend with you at the park close by sundown

Super nice park! There's many paths to choose from. I wish we would have had more time to explore here!