The Texas Historical Commission marker at the park is the primary official marker for the battle.

It stands near the end of Park Road 5 and provides the compressed account of the September 28 event.

The marker’s text — particularly the phrase “one of the most significant battles of the 1874-75 Indian campaign” — reflects the historical consensus that the battle was decisive in ways not captured by the body count alone.

The battle site itself is part of a landscape that people visit primarily for recreation and natural beauty.

The canyon walls where warriors took positions to cover their families’ escape are now the walls against which tourists photograph sunsets.