Lincoln Trail State Park: hunting and access
IDNR's records mark 631 acres of Lincoln Trail State Park open to hunting in Clark County, 3 miles from Marshall. Deer archery: open at the site. Hunters took 2,186 deer in Clark County in 2025-26.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: IDNR's IDNR hunting site data, read 2026-10. Harvest: IDNR county summaries, 2021-22 to 2025-26.
IDNR sites open to huntingOther IDNR and state landForest preserves, county and city landLincoln Trail State ParkCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 631 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Clark County |
| Deer harvest unit | Clark County |
| IDNR lists for hunting | Deer, Turkey and Squirrel |
| Deer, archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Turkey, fall archery (IDNR) | open at the site |
| Site type (IDNR) | state park |
| IDNR region | 3 |
| Nearest towns | Marshall (3 mi), Martinsville (8 mi) and West Union (9 mi) |
What can you hunt on Lincoln Trail State Park?
IDNR's records list deer (archery), turkey (fall archery) and squirrel for Lincoln Trail State Park.
What are the rules on Lincoln Trail State Park?
How each season is hunted here, by IDNR's land records: open at the site for deer archery and turkey fall archery.
IDNR's notes: Youth primitive camping.
Site-specific rules are in IDNR's Hunting Digest and the site's hunter fact sheet; IDNR's public hunting areas list has the site's permit details.
How many deer are taken around Lincoln Trail State Park?
Lincoln Trail State Park lies in Clark County. Hunters took 2,186 deer in Clark County in 2025-26, against 2,265 in 2024-25.
| County | Lincoln Trail State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 631 | 2,186 | 2,265 | 2,039 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the hunting site alone: IDNR white-tailed deer county summaries (2021-22 to 2025-26 seasons).
How do you get to Lincoln Trail State Park?
Nearest towns: Marshall (3 miles), Martinsville (8 miles), West Union (9 miles) and West York (12 miles). Highways within 5 miles: I-70, IL 1 and US 40.
What other public land is near Lincoln Trail State Park?
Public land within 3 miles of Lincoln Trail State Park
Counting Lincoln Trail State Park itself, 1,078 of the 29,896 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (3.6%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| IDNR sites open to hunting | 631 |
| Other IDNR and state land | 407 |
| Forest preserves, county and city land | 40 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Lincoln Trail State Park?
In Clark County, 3 miles from Marshall.
Can you deer hunt on Lincoln Trail State Park?
By IDNR's records: archery, open at the site.
How much public land is around Lincoln Trail State Park?
1,078 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Lincoln Trail State Park included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and IDNR's hunting area records.
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: IDNR land records: sites and hunting areas (OMLP, Prairie Research Institute).
- Boundary and acres: IDNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and IDNR's hunting area records.
- Deer harvest: IDNR white-tailed deer county summaries (2021-22 to 2025-26 seasons).
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