Pea Ridge National Military Park
Protected park · AR, USA
Pea Ridge National Military Park in AR, USA. Operated by National Park Service.
About
Entrance / day-use fee applies.
This park's official page lists: Store / concessions.
This park's official page lists: Visitor center.
Shows and experiences
- Ranger & guided programs
Before you go
- Limits
- Yes, service dogs are legally permitted anywhere in a park that visitors can go
- Getting there
- The entrance road is located on Highway 62, 1.3 miles east of the intersection of Highways 62 and 72. As one is driving along highway 62, watch for the brown road signs directing one to the entrance road to the park's visitor center.
- Weather & when to go
- Pea Ridge National Military Park is located in the northwestern part of the state and is on a part of the Ozark Plateau. The climate is hot and humid in the summers, has mild temperatures in the fall, and drier and cooler temperatures in the winter. During the spring and summer, active thunderstorms can pop up. During the winter months, the wind chill factor can make the temperature feel much colder than the air temperature. The winters can be cold with some snow and ice.
- Visitor center
- East Overlook at Pea Ridge
- Visitor center
- Elkhorn Tavern
- Visitor center
- Elkhorn Tavern
- Visitor center
- Pea Ridge National Military Park
- Visitor center
- Pea Ridge National Military Park
- Visitor center
- Pea Ridge National Military Park — The visitor center is open 7 days a week, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The battlefield driving tour road is open for visitors to tour 7 days a week from 6 a.m. to sunset. The Visitor Center is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from mid-November through early March. — When you drive into the park, on the entrance road off Highway 62, you will see trees on either side of the paved road. As you continue to drive slowly along this entrance road, on your left side the trees will open to a large grassy yard. Just beyond the yard is a large barn-like brown building. This building is the visitor center. You will slow down and turn to your left, between two large rock…
Facilities on the park map
1 bench, 1 first aid kit, 2 restroom, 6 visitor information.
History
- Opened
- 1956
- Heritage status
- Listed heritage / protected status
- Park opened