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    Pea Ridge

    National Military Park Arkansas

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  • Changes to Visitor Services due to Budget Cuts

    Due to mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts, some visitor services here at Pea Ridge National Military Park have changed. Please check the Plan Your Visit section for more information. More »

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March 11, 2013
Reduced Hours and Services Due to Budget Cuts at Pea Ridge National Military Park
The public should be prepared for reduced hours and services provided by Pea Ridge National Military Park due to budget cuts. "We want to inform the public of these potential impacts,” states Superintendent John Scott.

March 01, 2013
Pea Ridge National Military Park Announces Change in Hours of Operation
Due to mandatory 5% budget cuts, Pea Ridge National Military Park will be open from 8 AM until 5PM every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day beginning March 1, 2013. The park visitor center will be open from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM those same days. Further cuts may be necessary to fulfill the parks budget obligations in the future. Visitor should check our website www.nps.gov/peri or call (479)-451-8122 to ensure that other services or operations are still available.

February 27, 2013
Pea Ridge National Military Park Tourism Creates $6,047,000 in Local Economic Benefit
Pea Ridge National Military Park Tourism Creates $6,047,000 in Local Economic Benefit Part of $30 billion impact that supports 252,000 jobs nationwide

February 05, 2013
'Fought in Earnest' Exhibit at Pea Ridge National Military Park
From now until February 26, Pea Ridge National Military Park will host the 'Fought in Earnest' exhibit on loan from the Arkansas History Commission.

December 21, 2012
Pea Ridge NMP Announces Visitor Center Holiday Closures
The Pea Ridge National Military Park Visitor Center will be closed December 24 and December 25 for the Christmas holiday. The visitor center will re-open at 8:30am, December 26. Additionally, the visitor center will also be closed on January 1, 2013, for New Years Day and re-open at 8:30am January 2. While the visitor center is closed on these days, visitors may still drive the 7 mile tour loop from 6am until 6pm each day. Brochures are available next to the front doors.

December 19, 2012
Vegetation Management Plan Environmental Assessment planned at Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pea Ridge National Military Park is pleased to announce that it is in the process of developing a Vegetation Management Plan Environmental Assessment. The purpose of the proposed plan is to modify and/or establish the vegetation patterns in the park to represent the look and feel of the 1862 battlefield landscape. "This plan will promote active vegetation restoration and support protection and preservation of cultural resources and is being considered because the park's General Management Plan, which was completed in 2006, set the goals for landscape management at the park" said Superintendent Scott.

December 17, 2012
Vegetation Management Plan and associated Environmental Assessment
The park is in the process of developing a Vegetation Management Plan and associated Environmental Assessment. The proposed project is being considered because the park’s General Management Plan, completed in 2006, set the goals for landscape management at the park. We invite you to participate, through consultation with the National Park Service, in the analysis of potential environmental impacts on draft alternatives through our Planning, Environment and Public Comment website. This document is open for public comment through January 14, 2013.

November 20, 2012
Early Close Wednesday, November 21, 2012
In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, the visitor center at Pea Ridge NMP will close at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.

November 06, 2012
Pea Ridge National Military Park announces fee free weekend in honor of Veterans Day
Pea Ridge National Military Park Announces Fee Free Weekend in Honor of Veterans Day

October 18, 2012
Union General Samuel R. Curtis's Epaulettes and Sash on Display at Pea Ridge NMP
The epaulettes and waist sash of Union brigadier general Samuel R. Curtis are on temporary display in the museum at Pea Ridge National Military Park. These uniform items would have been in the possession of General Curtis during the Pea Ridge campaign and are on display with the frock coat Curtis wore during the Battle of Pea Ridge. This display is made possible thanks to a generous loan from the Union Pacific Railroad Museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Visitors may view these items during normal visitor center operating hours 8:30AM-4:30PM seven days a week.

May 17, 2012
Thanking America’s Armed Forces
Active Duty U.S. Military Offered Free Entrance to All National Parks

Did You Know?

General Earl Van Dorn, of the Confederate army

When Confederate General Van Dorn heard news that Curtis pushed Price out of Missouri, he set out to take personal charge of an attack on Curtis, along with Price and McCulloch. He arrived at Price’s headquarters in an ambulance, braving a severe illness resulting from falling into an icy stream.