3:33 AM
— 3:45 PM
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values from 105
to 112 degrees will continue.
* WHERE...all of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Friday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.
The Memorial Visitor Center will be closed Monday, November 11, 2019, in observance of Veterans Day. The park grounds, however, will remain open so that visitors can enjoy the park trails, visit the pioneer cemetery, and view the farm.
The Memorial Visitor Center will be closed on Thursday, November 28, 2019 for Thanksgiving Day. The park grounds, however, will remain open so that visitors can enjoy the park trails, visit the pioneer cemetery, and view the farm site.
Following guidance from the CDC and recommendations from state and local public health in consultation with NPS Public Health Service officers, the Memorial Visitor Center is temporarily closed. Updates will be posted to the park website and social media.
Areas of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial will be closed to the public from
approximately 8:30 a.m., Monday August 17, 2020 through approximately 4:00
p.m., Monday August 17, 2020. (See full notice full below.)
Park information is available outside Memorial Visitor Center and at North Parking Lot. Restrooms open at east entrance of Visitor Center daily 8 am - 2 pm. Comfort stations open dawn to dusk at North Parking Lot by Farm.
North side of Memorial Visitor Center parking lot is closed.
Trail closed from the parking lot to the Pioneer Cemetery.
No access to the Trail of Twelve Stones from parking lot.
Access to all park trails available at North Parking Lot off of CR300.
Consistent with CDC guidance regarding areas of substantial or high transmission, visitors to Lincoln Boyhood, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear a mask inside all park buildings.
Lincoln Boyhood's Memorial Visitor Center is Closed August 14 and 15, 2024. Trails and parking lots will remain open from sunrise to sunset on these days.
Due to hazardous weather conditions, the Memorial Visitor Center and park trails are closed Friday, December 23, 2022.
The outdoor event scheduled for Sunday, February 6, 2022 for Lincoln Day is cancelled.
When Spencer County's COVID Community Level is "high" according to the CDC, masks are required inside of federal buildings at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, regardless of vaccination status, for employees, partners, concessionaires, and visitors.
The Memorial Visitor Center is closed due to power outage. Vault toilets are available at the picnic pavilion parking lot. Partial trails closure due to storm damage include the Nature Trail and portions of the Trail of Twelve Stones.
Park grounds open dawn to dusk December 24 and December 25. Memorial Visitor Center closed December 24, and December 25
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Memorial Visitor Center is closed December 28, 2024. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
Lincoln Boyhood's Memorial Visitor Center will be closed on December 25 and January 1. Trails and parking lots will remain open from sunrise-sunset on these days.
Memorial Visitor Center closed due to inclement weather conditions.
Lincoln Boyhood Memorial Visitor Center is closed Wednesday, February 19 due to winter weather conditions.
On Thursday May 8, firefighters from the NPS Great Lakes Fire Management Zone, based at Indiana Dunes National Park, will be at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial to burn a large pile of storm debris. The debris was collected from the park by maintenance s