Pea Ridge Conservation Area offers free camping on multiple tracts marked along Highway 185 between Sullivan and Potosi, with designated campsites open seasonally (Indian Creek sites September 15–May 15, other sites during firearms deer season).

The area features a 2-acre fishing lake on the Hi Pointe tract and allows fishing under statewide regulations, with campers limited to 14 consecutive days in a 30-day period and groups over 10 requiring a special-use permit.