The Arkansas state park commemorates the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry fought on Saturday, April 30, 1864, during the Red River campaign of the American Civil War.

First established as a masonic park in the early 20th century, the 40 acre historic site was donated to the state of Arkansas in 1961.

[3] The park is set in a bend of the Saline River, which generally flows northwest to southeast, meandering southwest at this point.

It has picnic tables and fire pits, and a basic public toilet, as well as interpretive signs explaining the region's historical significance.

It includes a portion of the antebellum Little Rock and Camden road and the eastern end of the old Jenkins' Ferry crossing.