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Accessible PDF version of the three-month shooting range calendar.
Days open:
-Oct. 1-31: Wednesday through Monday (closed Tuesday)*
-Nov. 1-15: every day*
-Nov. 16 - Sept. 30: Thursday through Monday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday)*
*See range webpage for a list of upcoming exceptions for holidays and maintenance days.
Hours:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Last shot fired at 4:45 p.m.
Days open:
-Oct. 1-31: Wednesday through Monday (closed Tuesday)*
-Nov. 1-15: every day*
-Nov. 16 - Sept. 30: Thursday through Monday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday)*
*See range webpage for a list of upcoming exceptions for holidays and maintenance days.
Hours:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Last shot fired at 4:45 p.m.
Days open:
-Oct. 1-31: Wednesday through Monday (closed Tuesday)*
-Nov. 1-15: every day*
-Nov. 16 - Sept. 30: Thursday through Monday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday)*
*See range webpage for a list of upcoming exceptions for holidays and maintenance days.
Hours:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Last shot fired at 4:45 p.m.
The DNR-staffed Pontiac Lake Shooting Range offers a safe shooting environment for you and your friends and family, with customer-friendly, highly trained employees and amenities like a handgun range and modern restrooms.
You will notice continued improvements to our ranges. These renovations are funded by grants through the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
7800 Gale Road
Waterford, MI 48327
(Williams Lake Road, north of M-59, then west on Gale)
Located within Pontiac Lake Recreation Area, Oakland County
GPS coordinates: 42.67890N; 83.44116W
248-666-5406
Days open:
*See upcoming exceptions: holidays and maintenance days.
Hours open:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Last shot fired at 4:45 p.m.
Range fees are $4 per shooter, age 16 and older, per day. Payment at the range is by cash or check only (credit and debit cards are not accepted); can pay with credit card through the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app. Shooters under the age of 15 shoot free. Shooters under the age of 16 must be directly supervised by an adult.
A Recreation Passport is required for entry.
Visitors should bring their own targets. Paper targets with a bull's-eye pattern or a depiction of legal game may be used. No human-form silhouettes or metal targets. Targets can be secured to a foam board backing using toothpicks provided by the range.
.50-caliber BMG and larger centerfire rifles and muzzleloaders larger than .80 caliber are prohibited.
Note: Target and low brass shells with light loads only, 7½ - 9. Shooters are to bring a target thrower and clay targets.
Shooters may bring their own targets, which must be removed when finished, or use the targets provided. No broadhead arrow shooting allowed. Crossbows are allowed.
Accessible features include:
The range is available for youth groups and hunter education programs. Please contact the range at 248-666-5406 for information and scheduling.
To see larger photos of the Department of Natural Resources Pontiac Lake Shooting Range, click on the thumbnail images below.
