News Release

Pea Ridge National Military Park hosts an astronomy “Star Party” presented by the Sugar Creek Astronomical Society Saturday, November 12, 2022

Date: November 2, 2022
Contact: Troy Banzhaf, 4794518122 x1226

Pea Ridge National Military Park hosts an astronomy “Star Party” presented by the Sugar Creek Astronomical Society Saturday, November 12, 2022.

Pea Ridge NMP is excited to host the Sugar Creek Astronomical Society for an evening Star Party from 7pm-10:00pm, on Saturday November 12, 2022. Sugar Creek Astronomical Society members will guide visitors in an exploration of the night sky. Don’t have a telescope to view the night sky? No worries, society members will have telescopes set up that night for visitors to look through. If you want to bring your own telescope, come join the party. This is a wonderful family friendly event for all ages.  

Participants are encouraged to bring drinking water and chairs. Admission is free. Program will take place behind the park visitor center. For more information, please call 479-451-8122 x 1227. Pea Ridge National Military Park preserves and commemorates the March 7-8, 1862, battle that helped Union forces maintain physical and political control of the state of Missouri. Administered by the National Park Service, the 4,300-acre battlefield is located 10 miles north of Rogers, just off US Highway 62.