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Lapeer Shooting Range (Lapeer Pit)

Overview of shooting stations at Lapeer Shooting Range

Lapeer Shooting Range (Lapeer Pit)

DNR shooting range operational changes beginning in 2025

Effective in January 2025, all Department of Natural Resources-staffed shooting ranges (Barry County, Dansville, Echo Point, Lapeer, Ortonville, Pontiac Lake, Rose Lake and Sharonville):

  • Will operate on the same hours on days open, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Will be closed the first Thursday of each month, except October and November.
  • Will be closed for State of Michigan holidays on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.

Location, hours, fees

Located within Lapeer State Game Area, Lapeer County
2750 Roods Lake Road
Lapeer, MI 48446
GPS coordinates: 43.126 latitude, 83.278 longitude

The range is open seasonally:

  • Mid-April through Sept. 30: Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last shot fired at 4:45 p.m.).* Closed Sunday through Wednesday.
  • Oct. 1 through mid-December Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last shot fired at 4:45 p.m.).* Closed Sunday through Wednesday.
  • Mid-December through mid-April: closed for the season.

*See upcoming closure dates.

No fees at this time.

Offerings

  • Three handgun stations at 10 yards.
  • Five stations at 25 yards.
  • Three stations at 100 yards.

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. No aerial target shooting.

Accessibility

  • Accessible concrete parking and paths to shooting structures.
  • Accessible portable toilet.
  • Accessible shooting stations –  three at 10 yards, five at 25 yards and three at 100 yards.

Photos

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