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Closure dates at DNR staffed shooting ranges

The Department of Natural Resources-staffed shooting ranges (Dansville, Lapeer, Ortonville, Pontiac Lake, Rose Lake and Sharonville) will be closed on the following dates.

Holidays:

  • Thanksgiving – Nov. 28-29, 2024.
  • Christmas – Dec. 23-26, 2024.
  • New Year’s – Dec. 30-31, 2024, and Jan. 1-2, 2025.
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Jan. 20, 2025.
  • President’s Day – Feb. 17, 2025.

First Thursday of each month for maintenance/construction/professional development:

  • Jan. 2, 2025 (closed for holiday).
  • Feb. 6, 2025.
  • March 6, 2025.
  • April 3, 2025.
  • May 1, 2025.
  • June 5, 2025.
  • July 3, 2025.
  • Aug. 7, 2025.
  • Sept. 4, 2025.
  • First Thursdays in October and November will remain open due to sight-in season.
  • Dec. 4, 2025.

The DNR staffed ranges will be open and available (*except on closed dates listed above and below in parentheses):

  • Nov. 16 – Sept. 30: five days per week, Thursday through Monday (*CLOSED TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS).
  • Oct. 1-31: six days per week, Wednesday through Monday (*CLOSED TUESDAYS).
  • Nov. 1 -15: seven days per week.

For closures at unstaffed DNR shooting ranges, please check each range's webpage.