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Arkansas Post National Memorial
Directions

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Little Rock, AR, 100 miles to the northwest and Memphis, TN, 140 miles north-northwest are serviced by a national and an international airport respectively.

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Arkansas Post National Memorial is located in southeastern Arkansas. The entrance to the park is on AR169, nine miles south of Gillett, via US165 (The Great River Road), and about 20 miles northeast of Dumas, via US165.

FROM Little Rock, AR
From I-40 merge onto I-30 south. South of Little Rock, exit onto I-530 and continue to Pine Bluff. When I-530 ends, exit to US65. Follow US65 to Gould, AR and turn left onto AR212. When 212 ends, turn left onto US165, and cross over the Arkansas River. Continue on US165 for five miles, and turn right on AR169. Follow it two miles into the park.

FROM MEMPHIS
From the Airport travel west on I-240 to the interchange with I-55. Exit onto I-55 South (toward Jackson) and follow it 10 miles south to I-69. Then take I-69 south and west to US61. Turn left on US61 and travel south approximately 20 miles to US49. Turn right on US49 and cross the Mississippi River to Helena. Follow US49 through or take the bypass around Helena to US49 West. Then follow the directions below from Helena to the park.

FROM THE SOUTH
(Lake Village, AR / Greenville, MS / Monroe, LA): Follow US65 or US165 north to Dumas, AR. In Dumas, turn right at the second stoplight onto US165, and continue north for about 18 miles. Turn right onto AR169 and follow it two miles into the park.

FROM THE EAST (Helena, AR):
Head west on US49. Turn onto AR1 at Marvell, and continue on to DeWitt. On the south edge of DeWitt, AR1 joins US165. From De Witt, continue on US165 about 20 miles. Turn left onto AR169 and follow it two miles into the park.

courrier and ives print of AR Post battle  

Did You Know?
During the Battle of Arkansas Post, the thunderous cannon reports from the Union bombardment of Fort Hindman could be heard in Little Rock, AR over 60 miles away!

Last Updated: April 15, 2008 at 10:42 EST