Nature & Science

Exprience the outdoors that a young Abraham Lincoln would have spent his childhood emersed in.

 

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  Night Sky

  Explore the Night Sky at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHP.

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  Animals

  Discover the creatures that call the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace home.

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  Plants

  Learn about the plants that grow within the park!

 

Photographer: Kai Ratliff

We invite you to enjoy the great outdoors in Kentucky at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace!

Visitors at both the Birthplace Unit and Kentucky Boyhood Home Unit have an opportunity to experience nature. From the waters of Sinking Spring and Knob Creek, to the varied wildlife and hike amid the hardwood forests of Central Kentucky - there is something for everyone.

For more information about hiking within the park please visit Hiking Trails - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park.

The park is part of the Cumberland Piedmont Network which consists of 14 parks with diverse cultural and natural resources distributed across seven states and six different physiographic regions.