The Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park is the site of the American Civil War battle of Jenkins' Ferry, also known as the Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry, fought on Saturday, April 30, 1864, in present-day Grant County, Arkansas. The park was listed in the

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on January 21, 1970, and, with seven other sites, is part of the Camden Expedition Sites National Historic Landmark, designated a National Historic Landmark District on April 19, 1994.

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The Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park, operated by the Division of State Parks, Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, includes historic markers that describe the Civil War battle, as well as recreational opportunities on the

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, including swimming and boating. A pavilion and several picnic sites are also located in the

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, which is southwest of

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, and northeast of Leola in Grant County on the west side of Arkansas Highway 46. Act 10 of 1961 (by the 63rd

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) established Jenkins’ Ferry Battleground State Park. One of three parks that commemorate the Camden Expedition, the site is also a Red River Campaign National Historic Landmark. The state park is set in a bend of the

, which generally flows northwest to southeast, meandering southwest at this point. It has picnic tables and

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s, and a basic comfort station, as well as interpretive signs explaining the region's historical significance. The park includes a portion of the original road between Little Rock and

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, as well as the eastern end of the Jenkins' Ferry crossing.

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