Clark County Shooting Complex
The Clark County Shooting Park, located on the northern outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest shooting facility in the United States.[1] The 2,900 acres (1,200 ha) park is being built in stages by Clark County, Nevada.[2] At full build out is anticipated that only 900 acres (360 ha) will be developed with the rest of the site serving as a buffer for the surrounding community. The park is located at the northern end of Decatur Blvd in unincorporated Clark County, just north of the City of Las Vegas boundary.[3]
History
Planning for the park started in 1984.[2] With construction starting in January 2008.[4] The first phase on 148 acres (60 ha) is being built at a projected cost of $64 million.[2][4][5] The park was dedicated on August 25, 2009 and had a soft opening on December 12, 2009 with limited hours and days of operation. The park fully opened in 2010. The park is normally open Wednesday through Sundays, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM or to 10:00 PM for shotgun and archery ranges on Wednesdays.
Facilities
- Rifle range[6]
- Skeet shooting[6]
- RV park[6]
- Archery range[6]
- Pistol range[7]
- Trap shooting[7]
- Sport clay shooting (under construction, to be opened Fall 2012)[8]
References
- ^ Wyland, Scott (2008-02-13). "GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: Shooting park plan riles neighbors". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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(help) - ^ a b c Wyland, Scott (2008-08-02). "SHOOTING PARK: Study to gauge gunfire noise". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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(help) - ^ "Clark County Shooting Park". Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ a b RADKE, BROCK (2008-06-24). "Gun club aims to survive after shooting park opens". Summerlin South View. View Neighborhood Newspapers. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
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(help) - ^ "New Shooting Park Stirs Emotions". KLAS-TV. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
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(help) - ^ a b c d McKinley, Jesse; Palmer, Griffin (2007-12-03). "Nevada Learns to Cash In on Sales of Federal Land". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
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