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Visit a shooting range

Nebraska state parks offer facilities for those interested in shooting sports or hunting. Discover more about our complexes, as well as range locations across the state.

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Turpin Outdoor Education Center

Located in Lincoln, the Turpin Outdoor Education Center, formerly the Nebraska Outdoor Education Center, offers an indoor firearm range and indoor and outdoor archery ranges that are open to the public five days a week. Additionally, the center offers archery and firearm classes and workshops for both youth and adults, as well as day camps, Hunter Education classes and special events. The center is available for birthday parties, corporate events and other private events, and offers two classrooms for rental.

A young man in a wheelchair is coached to shoot a rimfire rifle.

Outdoor Heritage Education Complex

The Roger G. Sykes Outdoor Heritage Complex is a family-friendly shooting sports complex with a focus on safety and family fun located at Platte River State Park near Lousiville. This center features an archery range with a shooting tower, a 50-yard small bore rifle range, a trap range with 5 stand feature and an indoor 10-meter pellet gun range. The ranges were created with everyone in mind, regardless of size, ability or skill level.

An aerial view of the Wildcat Hills Shooting Complex

Wildcat Hills Shooting Sports Complex

The Wildcat Hills Shooting Sports Complex is a family-friendly shooting sports education center with a focus on safety, education and fun located at Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area. The center features archery, small bore, pellet, shotgun and rifle ranges. It provides educational programming and quality instruction.

Kearney Outdoor Education Complex

Kearney Outdoor Education Complex

The Kearney Outdoor Education Complex is a family-friendly shooting sports complex with a focus on safety and family fun located in Kearney. This 134-acre facility on 60 recreational acres features four trap fields with two overlaying skeet fields and one 5-stand range. The rentable education center is 2900-square-foot, American with Disabilities Act-accessible, offers classroom seating for up to 100 people and includes a full kitchen.

A woman takes aim with her bow and arrow

Eric Wiebe Shooting Complex

Eric Wiebe was a former conservation officer and one of the founders of the Missouri River Outdoor Expo. In 2009, Eric lost a hard fought battle with cancer. In 2010, Eric’s family donated funds to the Missouri River Outdoor Expo Board to begin a campaign to make improvements in the shooting complex at Ponca State Park. Today people of all ages enjoy the Eric Wiebe Shooting Complex. Visitors can participate in archery, shotgun, muzzle-loader, .22 long rifle, pellet guns, slingshot, atlatl, and tomahawk. Scheduled programs are provided from mid-April through October. All equipment is provided. No personal firearms are allowed in the park; however, archery is available year-round with your personal equipment.

Find other places to shoot

You don’t have to visit a large facility to improve your skills. Check out our other facilities below.

Archery

  • 3 targets: 10-30 yards

Archery

  • Public range.
  • 7 fixed targets, 10-60 yards
  • Archers may bring their own crossbow targets if set up in front of existing fixed targets only.
  • A park entry permit is required.

Ranges

  • Indoor Archery 3D
  • Indoor Pellet Gun Automated Shooting Gallery
  • Outdoor Archery Field Range
  • Tomahawk throwing

Archery

  • 5 targets, 10-50 yards

Archery

  • 4 targets, 10-40 yards

Rifle

  • 1 bench, 100 yards

Contact
Kirk Hansen, 402-783-3408
ngpc.branched.oak@nebraska.gov

Map

Archery

  • Practice range with 2 targets
  • Walking course – currently no targets; shooting still allowed with your own targets

Archery

  • 6 practice targets from 10-60 yards
  • Shooting platform with 2 targets
  • Walking course with 14 targets

Archery

  • 4 adjustable distance targets

Archery

  • Currently no targets, archery target shooting is still allowed

Contact
Russ Hamer, 402-675-4020
russ.hamer@nebraska.gov

Map

Archery

  • 4 targets,10-40 yards

Shotgun

  • 4 benches, 5 shooting lanes

Archery

  • 6 targets 10-60 yards
  • Shooting tower with adjustable target
  • Walking course with 14 targets

Archery

  • 12 targets
  • 2 at each 10-60 yards
  • Shooting tower

Map

Archery

  • 6 targets: 10-60 yards

Archery

  • 3 targets: 15, 30 & 40 yards

Archery

  • 14-target walking course

Archery

  • 6 targets: 10-60 yards

Rifle

  • No benches

Explore parks

Nebraska has more than 70 parks that offer opportunities and a variety of amenities. Find the best place to pursue your next adventure by using our Find a Park interactive map. Choose activities, amenities and campsite types of your choice to find only the parks that suit all of your recreational needs.

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Park Pricing

A park entry permit is required to visit state parks and may be purchased at the park, statewide Game and Parks offices and permit vendors, or in advance of your arrival online. View those fees, as well as attraction and amenity pricing.