The Garden is a living memorial to Abraham Lincoln and not a public park. 

It is intended for visitors’ walking pleasure, nature study and nature appreciation. 

Visitors must stay on the trails to protect fragile native ecosystems. 

Visitors are asked to observe the following rules:

• No picking or collecting on any material, live or dead
• No Bicycles
• No pets
• No alcohol
• No swimming or fishing
• Fires or group picnics are allowed only with permission of the staff

Free parking is available next to the entrance. 

Overflow parking and bus parking is available across the road.

Very limited parking for persons with disabilities is available alongside the Garden’s Nature Center.  A paved sidewalk allows additional accessibility from the main parking lot to the Nature Center.  The Ostermeier Prairie Center includes a half-mile accessible trail among its trails that wind through restored prairies and around a small pond.  Most other trails are wood-chipped.