Public shooting area near Vancouver?

PlayboyPenguin · May 23, 2016

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good public shooting area near Vancouver? Coordinates would be appreciated.

nwslopoke · May 23, 2016

The English Pit. Outdoor public range. $18ish and you can use your own ammo.

Cataphract · May 23, 2016

There's also an indoor range, Safe Fire, that opened between Vancouver and Camas... Little spendy (think it's $20 per hour) but folks seem to like it and it gets you out of the rain.

4857 NW Lake Rd
Camas, WA 98607.

Joe13 · May 23, 2016

Drive into the national forest in your jeep and you'll find plenty of spots to shoot.

Larrytpdx · May 23, 2016

nwslopoke said:
The English Pit. Outdoor public range. $18ish and you can use your own ammo.

Great place. Outdoor range with covered shooting positions. Both pistol and rifle ranges. Bring your own ammo with no extra fee or buy ammo there. Firearm rentals.
http://englishpit.com/

etrain16 · May 23, 2016

nwslopoke said:
The English Pit. Outdoor public range. $18ish and you can use your own ammo.

I know he already shoots there. I think his OP was for a public shooting place, such as public land, etc.

Cataphract · May 23, 2016

That's getting tougher and tougher to find. A lot of the places I used to shoot at up around Larch are getting shut down due to development and/or people trashing the place.

Koda · May 23, 2016

PlayboyPenguin said:
Does anyone have any suggestions for a good public shooting area near Vancouver? Coordinates would be appreciated.

you can shoot anywhere on state and national (federal) forest land. The Yacolt Burn State forest is right out your backdoor... honestly all you need is a full tank of gas and a map and a day of exploring.

here is a map showing state and federal land boundaries: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/draw/?type=BLM_ORWA&zoom=11&center=45.705211,-122.272697&note= (blue = state, green = federal)
You can call the Yacolt Burn St. Forest headquarters and ask if they know any locations. They list a few specific locations that are closed on their website http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Yacolt

If I recall correctly I think you need a Discover Pass to park for any length of time anywhere on state lands in Washington. You generally don't in National Forest lands like the Gifford Pinchot.