Ortonville Shooting Range

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.

The DNR-staffed Ortonville 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.

Location

5380 Sawmill Lake Road (west of Paderock Road)
Ortonville, MI 48462
Located within Ortonville Recreation Area, Lapeer County
GPS coordinates: 42.88212N; 83.43028W
248-627-5569

Hours

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Last shot is fired at 4:45 p.m.

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 upcoming closure dates.

Fees

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.

Offerings

Rifle/pistol range (rifles, muzzle loaders, handguns and shotguns with slugs only)

Six stations at 200 yards.
Six stations at 100 yards.
Six stations at 50 yards.
Four stations at 25 yards.
Four stations at 10 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. Note that .50-caliber BMG and larger centerfire rifles and muzzleloaders larger than .80-caliber are prohibited.

Hand trap range (shotguns/clay targets)

Four stations.

Note: Target and low brass shells with light loads only, 7½ - 9. Shooters are to bring a target thrower and clay targets.

3-D archery range

Six stations.

Targets include various large and small game with bag targets. Yardage varies from 12 to 26 yards.

Note: No broadhead arrow shooting allowed. Crossbows are allowed.

Modern restrooms

Accessibility

Accessible features include:

Three accessible parking spaces (two van).
Accessible pathways.
Accessible shooting stations – six at 200 yards, six at 100 yards, six at 50 yards, four at 25 yards, four at 10 yards.
Four accessible trap range stations.
Accessible pathway archery range featuring six stations.
Accessible modern restrooms.