Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this 150-acre park was established in 1979.  It is operated by the City of Conway under a lease from the U.S. Corps of Engineers.  This area has a long and storied history. 

The area was inhabited by Native Americans for centuries before settlers arrived heading westward across the country.

The Cadron Blockhouse is a replica of a late 18^th-century structure that was used as a residence, trading post, and public gathering place by settlers and fur trappers.

The Cherokee Trail of Tears came through the area in the 1830’s.  There are approximately 100 known Native American burial sites here from those who perished on the journey.

This port on the Arkansas River was also a stopping spot for the Butterfield Overland Mail Route in the 1850’s.

Confederate soldiers used Cadron as a base in the early years of the Civil War, but by 1863, Union troops occupied the site for the duration of the war.

Both the Trail of Tears and the Butterfield Trail are part of the Arkansas Historic Trails System.