Jenkins Ferry is one of three Civil War battle sites in south-central Arkansas from the Union Army's 1864 Red River Campaign. Poison Springs, Marks' Mills and Jenkins Ferry, together with the 1836 courthouse at Historic Washington, make up the Red River Campaign National Historic Landmark. The land was settled by Thomas Jenkins, who started a ferry here in 1815. The Battle of Jenkins Ferry was the third leg of the campaign. The park has interpretive exhibits and picnic sites and is open all year. The phone is the Arkansas State Parks main line.