Department of Natural Resources Pontiac Lake Shooting Range
The Department of Natural Resources-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.
Located within Pontiac Lake Recreation Area, Oakland County
GPS coordinates: 42.67890N; 83.44116W
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 upcoming exceptions: holidays and maintenance days.
Hours open:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Last shot fired at 4:45 p.m.
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 with stations at 100, 50, 25 and 10 yards.
- Hand trap range (shotguns/clay targets).
- Archery range with stations 40, 30, 20 and 15 yards.
- Knife range (knives and axes)
- Modern restrooms.
- Accessibility features including accessible parking spaces, pathways, shooting stations, four-lane archery range, trap range stations and modern restrooms.