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

Baldy Mountain Shooting Range - Parking Area

Accessibility Description (ABA/ADA)

Click on the image above to view more photos of accessibility features at this site.

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 lanes 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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Phone

602-867-5400

Email

blm_az_pdoweb@blm.gov

Activities

Addresses

Hassayampa Field Office

2020 E. Bell Rd.

Phoenix

Arizona

85022

Geographic Coordinates

33.87617, -112.332875

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.

External Map

https://www.blm.gov/arizona/public-room/map/baldy-mountain-recreational-shootin…