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National Military Park · Pea Ridge National Military Park

Pea Ridge National Military Park

Best primary window for Pea Ridge: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

On March 7-8, 1862, over 23,000 soldiers fought here to decide the fate of Missouri which was a turning point of the war in the Trans-Mississippi. This 4,400-acre battlefield honors those who fought and died on these hallowed grounds. Pea Ridge was the most pivotal Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River.

This page identifies Pea Ridge National Military Park from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Pea Ridge National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Pea Ridge National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in AR in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/peri/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Pea Ridge National Military Park are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/peri/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Pea Ridge audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Pea Ridge National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Military Park
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
PERI
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
militaryinfantry-and-militiaartillerycavalrybattlefieldsBikingRoad BikingGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - AutoHiking

Month-by-month

Pea Ridge National Military Park is a National Military Park. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/peri/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Pea Ridge National Military Park: https://www.nps.gov/peri/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Pea Ridge National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in AR.

Getting there

Official access details for Pea Ridge are on the NPS page.

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.

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Pea Ridge National Military Park, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Pea Ridge National Military Park is identified as National Military Park with NPS code peri.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Pea Ridge National Military Park is listed as a National Military Park in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/peri/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Pea Ridge National Military Park fits

State, region, and designation hubs that list this place.

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