OregonJohnny
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Hopefully, this is the correct forum for this question.
I currently live in Northwest Oregon, where State Forest land is plentiful, and therefor informal shooting pits are very easy to find.
In the next few years, my wife and I will most likely be moving to the far southern Denver area (Castle Rock, Larkspur, Perry Park). My in-laws currently live in that area, and my FIL does 99% of his shooting at indoor ranges in the Denver Metro area. He does know of 1 outdoor public spot off the highway between Deckers and Woodland Park, and he actually drove me out there one visit, but it was very crowded. I am used to having my own little spot with a nice backstop hillside out in the forest.
I'd like to know, for my sake in the future and his sake right now, if there are any other less-crowded informal outdoor plinking areas within a 1 or 2-hour drive of Castle Rock. I have tried searching Google, and can't find much, other than a public range on Rampart Range Road that was closed a few years ago because of a fatal accident.
If you find BLM land in Colorado, can you just shoot anywhere (other than from or across a road), like you can in Oregon? What about National Forest land? Does Colorado have anything similar to the State Forest land we have in Oregon?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated by both myself and my FIL. Thanks!
I currently live in Northwest Oregon, where State Forest land is plentiful, and therefor informal shooting pits are very easy to find.
In the next few years, my wife and I will most likely be moving to the far southern Denver area (Castle Rock, Larkspur, Perry Park). My in-laws currently live in that area, and my FIL does 99% of his shooting at indoor ranges in the Denver Metro area. He does know of 1 outdoor public spot off the highway between Deckers and Woodland Park, and he actually drove me out there one visit, but it was very crowded. I am used to having my own little spot with a nice backstop hillside out in the forest.
I'd like to know, for my sake in the future and his sake right now, if there are any other less-crowded informal outdoor plinking areas within a 1 or 2-hour drive of Castle Rock. I have tried searching Google, and can't find much, other than a public range on Rampart Range Road that was closed a few years ago because of a fatal accident.
If you find BLM land in Colorado, can you just shoot anywhere (other than from or across a road), like you can in Oregon? What about National Forest land? Does Colorado have anything similar to the State Forest land we have in Oregon?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated by both myself and my FIL. Thanks!