Shooting Ranges Are Closed

Until Further Notice

At Press Time, These Shooting Ranges Are Closed

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Northern Arizona Shooting Range is closed indefinitely due to fire danger, dry conditions, and persistent wildfire activity that have forced a full closure of the Coconino National Forest.

The range, located about 20 miles east of Flagstaff, ceased operations at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 23. The range will reopen only when conditions improve.

The 160-acre range, which features rifle and pistol ranges, as well as stations for trap, skeet, sporting clays and five-stand, is owned by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission. The range is maintained and operated by the Northern Arizona Shooting Foundation.

For more shooting range information, visit http://www.northernarizonashootingrange.org, or http://www.azgfd.com/Shooting/Ranges/. For the latest updates about conditions in the Coconino National Forest, visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coconino/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD924914.

Second Knoll Target Range Shuts Down

SHOW LOW, Ariz. — The Second Knoll Target Range closed indefinitely due to fire danger, dry conditions and persistent wildfire activity that have forced a full closure of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.

The forest closed at 6 a.m. Thursday, June 24. The closure order is in effect until Sept. 1, unless rescinded earlier.

Second Knoll, located about six miles east of Show Low, sits on Forest Service land where the Arizona Game and Fish Commission holds a special-use permit for a target range. The range is maintained and operated by the White Mountain Shooters Association.

For more shooting range information, visit http://www.azgfd.com/Shooting/Ranges/. For the latest conditions in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/asnf.