United States Department of Agriculture

Recreational Target Shooting Sites

San Bernardino National Forest

Recreational target shooting is an activity enjoyed Ammunition, firearms & targets

by many people in Southern California. In the San • Target shooting rules apply to firearms, air
Bernardino National Forest people can only shoot in rifles and gas guns. This includes devices
designated and signed areas and only at certain used in recreational paintball activities.
times, due to fire danger rating. Contact you local
Ranger Station to confirm the status of a shooting • Shooters shall not use paintballs or other
area. Target shooting areas may be closed due to forms of ammunition that would result in
fire restrictions, road conditions, and/or other safety visible residue except where authorized in
issues. Adventure Pass may be required. ranges that operate under special use permit
(see above).
If an area is open, then the activity level will dictate
• Steel core, armor piercing or Teflon
terms and conditions in which shooting can occur
ammunition is not permitted. You may only
such as the length of day or hours of operation.
Activity Levels can be obtained by calling your local
shoot at a target which is dirt, paper,wood,
ranger station or (909) 382-2997. clay pigeon, or a spinning/knockdown target.
Pick up and dispose of your targets when
» Lighting Gulch, Big Pine Flats and Arrastre are in you are done.
Fire Danger Rating Area 692
• Shooters are prohibited from destroying any
» 1N09 is in Fire Danger Rating Area 665 natural future. Also prohibited is discharging
» Bee Canyon is in Fire Danger Rating Area 673 a firearm or any other implement (such as a
» Fobes Road is in Fire Danger Rating Area 670 bow) capable of taking human life, causing
injury, or damaging property as follows: in
• Shooting will be allowed all day during or within 150 yards of a residence, building,
activity levels 1& 2 campsite, developed recreation site or
• Shooting will close at 1:00pm during activity occupied area; or across or on a body of
level 3 water; or in any manner or place whereby
• Shooting is NOT allowed during activity
any person or property is exposed to injury
levels 4 & 5
or damage as a result in such discharge.
If the target shooting area is closed, shooters have For more information, please contact:
another option. There are three developed shooting • San Bernardino Supervisor’s Office
ranges on the forest, listed here:
(909) 382-2601
• Lytle Creek Firing Line (951) 782-7436
• Mill Creek Visitor Center (909) 382-2882
• Big Bear Valley Sportsman Club (909) 585-4686 • Big Bear Discovery Center (909) 382-2790
• Arrowhead Fish & Game (909) 337-7000 • San Jacinto Ranger Station (909) 382-2921
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status,
family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all
bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service
at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint
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Forest Pacific Southwest San Bernardino February 2018

Service Region National Forest
 San Bernardino National Forest
Front Country Ranger District/Mountaintop Ranger District
July 2017
TARGET SHOOTING is allowed ONLY in designated and signed areas.
Fire Danger Rating Area Boundary
Designated Target Shooting Area
0 2.5 5
Miles
18
3N17
3N
14
Silverwood
Lake 3N
16 3N16 03
173 3N Bighorn

3N
138 Mountain

Ba
Fawnskin

14

ldw
Lake 2N Wilderness

in
38

Lk
Arrowhead 02
Crestline Big Bear Lake
189 Lake Arrowhead 18 Big Bear
18 2N02
93
2N
Running
Springs
330 1N09 1N07
38
18

1N16
Angelus
Oaks San Gorgonio Wilderness
38
Big Pine Flats Target Shooting Area Inset
3N17 Target Shooting Area / Fire Danger Rating Area (FDR)
1N09 Target Shooting Area / FDR 665
11

Big Pine Flats Targer Shooting Area / FDR 692

3N

16
3N
3N14
Lightning Gultch Target Shooting Area / FDR 692
16
Arrastre 1 Targer Shooting Area / FDR 692
3N 3N Arrastre 2 Target Shooting Area / FDR 692
14 Shooting is only allowed
in designated and signed
target shooting areas