Baldy Mountain Recreational Shooting Site
Overview
Baldy Mountain is a semi-developed recreational shooting sports site. The focused recreational shooting sports activity at this site is long-range rifle shooting. No pistols, shotguns, or other types of firearms are permitted. You may not bring your own targets to the site.
Operating Hours
Baldy Mountain, Church Camp Road, and Saddleback Mountain open Aug. 23.
- Jan. 28 – April 21: 7 am to 6 pm
- April 22 – Aug. 26: 7 am to 7 pm
- Aug. 27 – Oct. 7: 7 am to 6 pm
- Oct. 8 – Jan. 27: 7 am to 5 pm
All sites are closed on Wednesday for maintenance.
Amenities
The area includes these amenities:
- fixed, 24-inch steel targets with developed backstops
- 100-, 200-, 300-, 400- and 500-yard shooting lanes
- gravel shooting platform
- accessible parking space
- gravel parking area
- walking path between parking area and shooting platform
- information signs and kiosk
- trash and brass receptacles
Site Occupancy
Total maximum site occupancy at Baldy Mountain is 25 people.
Safety
Emergencies: Call 911
Rules
You may only use a site during designated operating hours as posted at each site, listed on the BLM’s website, and consistent with State law.
- You may not enter a site for any purpose other than activities associated with recreational shooting.
- Do not enter the hazardous exclusion area.
- Inside the designated recreation area, you may only discharge a firearm from a designated firing platform towards an authorized target with a developed or designated backstop. Hunting within the recreation area is permitted under State regulations.
- Never discharge a firearm or any other projectile device when someone is beyond the firing line.
- Do not exceed the maximum occupancy posted at each site.
- Keep off all buildings and structures, whether they are occupied or unoccupied.
- Do not engage in disorderly conduct.
- Do not leave any personal property unattended.
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult while in a site.
- You may not use, possess, consume, or be under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances as defined by State law, Federal law, or both.
- Do not shoot at wildlife, livestock, or vegetation.
- Clean up after yourself and your pets.
Targets
Targets are fixed steel targets that are not reachable by the public. You may not bring your own targets to the site.
Ammunition
Rifles are restricted to ammunition that is .50 caliber or less. Steel core, armor-piercing, incendiary, and tracer ammunition and paintball equipment is prohibited.
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Photos
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Accessibility Description (ABA/ADA)
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The hard-packed gravel parking lot has 10 spaces, delineated by black and white striped parking stops, and 1 concrete accessible parking space that is striped and signed and has an access aisle. The accessible parking spot is next to a vertical, unshaded information sign.
From the parking lot, go through a 4-foot-wide entry to a hard-packed gravel loop path to the shooting platform. The slope from the parking lot is about 5 degrees. The slope gets steeper if you go straight ahead, but taking the left fork of the loop provides a gentler slope, although it’s still more than 5 degrees and may be challenging for some visitors.
The shooting platform is a long, flat, hard-packed surface. The 5 shooting bays are marked on the ground. Three trash cans, which should be accessible, are the only vertical amenities on the shooting platform.
The site has no running water, picnic tables, toilets, or other amenities. Cell service is spotty.
Descriptions and photos uploaded November 2024. Please note that actual on-the-ground conditions may vary due to natural events (e.g., weather, wildfires, erosion), normal wear and tear, or site improvements.
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Geographic Coordinates
Directions
Baldy Mountain Recreational Shooting Sports Site is north of Phoenix in Maricopa County, about 2.5 miles west of Lake Pleasant via Castle Hot Springs Road.
- From Phoenix, drive north on Interstate 17.
- Take exit 223A to State Route 74 (Carefree Highway).
- Turn left (west) and follow SR-74 for about 12 miles to Castle Hot Springs Road.
- Turn right (north) onto Castle Hot Springs Road and follow it about 2.4 miles.
- The turnout for Baldy Mountain will be on the left.
Fees
Free
Stay Limit
Quicklinks
- Box Canyon Recreational Shooting Site
- Church Camp Road Recreational Shooting Site
- Saddleback Mountain Recreational Shooting Site
- Phoenix-area Recreational Shooting Sites
- BLM Arizona Fire Restrictions
- Recreational shooting on BLM lands in Arizona
- Areas closed to shooting
- Arizona statutes on weapons (Title 13 - Chapter 31)
- Tread Lightly! Respected Access Campaign
- More Recreation Activities