East Overlook at Pea Ridge

The view from the East Overlook looking out over the battlefield to the west.

Elkhorn Tavern

Was used as Union and Confederate Army headquarters and field hospital during the Battle of Pea Ridge.

• To the right side of the parking lot is two long rolls of split rail fencing. In-between the fencing is a old beaten down dirt road which now has green grass growing over the tops of the wheel ruts. Down the middle of this old dirt road is a sidewalk which extends from the parking lot all the way up to the front of farm house building. In front of the building is a split rail fence with an open wooden gate that is 4 feet high. This farmhouse building is painted a cream yellow color with maroon colored trim. There is a porch on the first floor and the second floor, on the front side of the building. There are two doors in front of the building which open up to the porch, on the first second floors. The building has four windows on front side of the house which open on to the porches. The foundation of the farmhouse has been made of rocks. On the south east side of the house is a locked cellar door, there is also a chimney that extends to the top of the roof line on both the south and north ends of house. Behind the house is a medium sized backyard of grass which is enclosed by sprint rail fencing. Beyond the backyard is a dark forest of hundreds of young tall trees. To the left of the backyard of the house is more fencing and a small orchard of apple trees. To the right of the back yard are some interpretive signs, then some cannons and beyond that the old dirt road continues downhill.

Fight at Foster's Farm - Stop Five

Tour stop five of the driving tour.

General Curtis Headquarters - Stop Two

Union Army Headquarters during the Battle of Pea Ridge.

Leetown Hamlet - Stop Three

Letdown had school, church, a blacksmith shop, store, Masonic lodge. During the Battle of Pea Ridge some of the structures were used as makeshift field hospitals.

Pea Ridge Leetown Battlefield - Stop Four

West Overlook at Pea Ridge - Stop Six

Pea Ridge National Military Park

• Pea Ridge National Military Park
• The Pea Ridge Visitor Center is located down the new entrance road from Hwy 62. Once inside the Visitor Center, there is a 28-minute orientation film "Thunder in the Ozarks." The park's film was produced in 2001. The park's museum was opened in 1963, but the exhibits have been completely updated as of February 2010. The park's Eastern National Bookstore is also located in the Visitor Center.

• Bicycles in Pea Ridge National Park
• Cycling at Pea Ridge National Military Park is a great way to discover the true scope of the park, both in size and meaning. It is also a wonderful opportunity to experience a quiet peaceful place of nature in bustling Northwest Arkansas.

• Williams Hollow Loop Hike
• Hiking at Pea Ridge National Military Park is a great way to understand the true scope of the park, both in size and meaning. It is also a wonderful opportunity to experience the quiet peace of nature in bustling Northwest Arkansas.