Elkhorn Tavern is a two-storey log building standing on the eastern edge of Pea Ridge battlefield, a reconstruction of the roadside inn that gave the battle one of its two names — the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern — and saw bitter fighting on both days of the engagement in March 1862. The reconstructed building is furnished to represent its appearance during the battle period, and the site offers some of the most evocative interpretation in the park.
The tavern sits at the end of a scenic road through the wooded eastern section of the battlefield, and the surrounding terrain makes the tactical situation easy to visualize. The Springfield to Fayetteville Road, along which both armies moved, passes nearby. Combined with the visitor centre and the rest of the driving tour, Elkhorn Tavern completes the picture of one of the war's better-documented western battles.