Due to increasing growth and high demand from the Clark County recreational shooting community, Clark County will soon be the host of a quality recreational shooting park. This nearly 3,000-acre safe, affordable, fun, family-oriented world class shooting facility is under the management of the Clark County Parks and Recreation Department.  

Nevada U.S. Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, along with Rep. Jim Gibbons, were successful in acquiring the land through the Clark County Public Shooting Range Conveyance Act that passed unanimously in the Senate and signed into law by President George Bush in November of 2002. The law stipulates that the land is to be used specifically for a public shooting facility and was granted to the county at no cost. Funding for the project is provided by grants through the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act.

The Clark County Shooting Park is currently under the permitting and design stage and is expected to start Phase I construction this October and projected to open in the fall of 2007. The park is located between Decatur and Buffalo just north of Moccasin Road at the base of Sheep Mountain on the Northwest end of the valley and extends 3 miles long and 1 1/2 miles deep.

The Commissioners appointed Senator John Lee as the chairman of a 30 member advisory committee to provide input into the development of this magnificent project. Together, with Project Manager Don Turner, they've designed an attraction that will consist of: a hunter education center, an indoor range, public day-use ranges, tactical ranges, rifle and pistol silhouette ranges, a benchrest range, a cowboy mounted shooting arena and a 1,200-yard high-power rifle range. There will be 125 trap and 24 skeet ranges as well as sporting clays for the shotgun enthusiasts. An International Archery Federation approved archery range and four field courses will be a great attraction for Archers. Its major program features include: firearms safety and education, youth safety programs, women’s training/safety programs, public shooting, and shooting competitions. It will be open to the public 12 hours a day, five days a week.

"We are building the range for 20 years into the future, and we're building it to handle a population of four million people. This is going to be a premier facility and we'll be able to handle any type of shooting event in the United States; but our primary purpose is to serve the citizens of Clark County. So our first phase is to build the public rifle, pistol, shotgun, archery and classroom facilities to teach Hunter Education," says Tuner. He adds, "Local shooters can expect to pay $6 a day to shoot. That's less than a movie and a popcorn."