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Firearms Ranges - WMA Shooting Range Information

Region I- Armuchee- 706.295.6041

Shooting Range:Johns Mountain WMA (Chestnut Mountain Shooting Range)
Location: Whitfield County
Facilities: 100-yard range
Directions: I-75, take exit 320 (Lafayette-Reseca exit). Turn left on Hwy 136 and go approximately 5 miles, turn right where the 136 connector runs into Hwy 136. Go approximately 0.25 miles and the range is on the right.
Range Hours: May 1- August 31: 9:00 am 8:00 pm; September 1- April 30: 9:00 am-5:00 pm; SUNDAY- CLOSED. $5.00 parking fee

Shooting Range: Cohutta WMA (Sumac Creek Shooting Range)NOTE - Sumac Shooting Range will be closed every Tuesday until 12 Noon to allow for area clean-up. Location: Murray County
Facilities: 100-yard range
Directions: Hwy 411 North out of Eton. Turn right on Hwy 2. Go to the end of the pavement and pass the Cohutta WMA entrance sign on right. Continue onto the top of the hill and the range road will be on the right.
Range Hours: Sunrise to sunset daily. $5.00 parking fee

Region II- Gainesville- 770.535.5700

Shooting Range: Wilson Shoals WMA Location: Banks County
Facilities: 75-yard range

Shooters must provide their own paper targets, target stand, eye and ear protection.

Directions: From Gainesville: Take Hwy 365 North, 11 miles from exit 24. Turn right on Mud Creek Road, go 1 mile and turn left on Old Cornelia Hwy. Go 0.1 mile and turn right on Yonah Road. Go 2.1 miles and turn left on Grant Mill Road. The range will be 1 mile on the right.
Range Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday:
9:00 am-7:00 pm or sunset, whichever is earliest
Tuesday: 12:00 pm- 7:00 pm or sunset, whichever is earliest
Sunday: 12:00 pm-5:00 pm

Wilson Shoals Shooting Range brochure (English)

Wilson Shoals Shooting Range brochure (SPANISH VERSION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Region III- Thomson- 706.595.4222

Shooting Range: Redlands WMA-CLOSED
Location: Greene County
For more information call the US Forest Service.

Shooting Range: Yuchi WMA
Location: Burke
Facilities: 100-yard range
Directions: From Waynesboro: Take Hwy 80 East, 8 miles to Shell Bluff Community. Turn right on Hwy 23and travel 7 miles south. Turn left on Ebenezer Church Road, go 1 mile and range is across from the check station.
Range Hours: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday - Sunday; Mondays - CLOSED

Region IV- Fort Valley- 478.825.6354

Shooting Range: Clybel WMA
Location: Jasper County
Facilities: 100 yard and 50 yard ranges
Directions: From Mansfield: Take GA Hwy 11 South for 2.5 miles. Turn left onto Marben Farms Road, travel 1.5 miles. Turn left at range sign.
Range Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Shooting Range: West Point WMA
Location: Troup County
Facilities: 100 yard range
Directions: From Lagrange, take GA Hwy 219 North. 1 mile north of the Chattahoochee River Bridge, turn right at range sign.
Range Hours: Monday- Saturday: 9:00 am- sunset
Sunday: 12:00 pm- sunset

Shooting Range: Big Lazer WMA
Location: Talbot County
Facilities: 100 yard range
Directions: From Talbotton, take Pobiddy Road east to Bunkham Road. Turn left on Bunkham Road and go 2.2 miles.
Range Hours: Monday- Sunday: sunrise- sunset

Shooting Range: Ocmulgee WMA
Location: Pulaski County
Facilities: 100 yard and 50 yard ranges
Directions: From Hawkinsville take US Hwy 341 south to GA Hwy 26. Turn left and travel 0.3 miles to Upper River Road. Turn left and travel approximately 4.5 miles to range sign. Turn left on WMA dirt road and travel 2.0 miles to range.
Range Hours: Tuesday- Saturday: sunrise- sunset
Sunday- Monday: 1:00 pm- sunset

Region V- Albany- 229.430.4254 (No shotgun ammunition allowed)

Shooting Range: Hannahatchee Creek WMA
Location: Stewart County
Facilities: 175 yard and 35 yard ranges (35 yard range is handgun only)
Directions: From Richland, take GA Hwy 27 west toward Lumpkin. Go 4 miles to the 1st paved road and turn right. Go 3 miles and turn left. Go 1 mile to 1st dirt road on right. Turn right and proceed approximately 0.5 miles and range will be on right.
Range Hours: Tuesday- Sunday: sunrise to sunset
Monday- CLOSED

Shooting Range: Mayhaw WMA
Location: Miller County
Facilities: 100-yard range
Directions: From Colquitt, take GA Hwy 91 west approximately 1mile. Turn left on 1st dirt road past the Georgia Forestry Commission firetower. The range will be on the left.
Range Hours: Tuesday- Sunday: sunrise to sunset
Monday- CLOSED

Shooting Range: Chickasawhatchee WMA
Location: Dougherty County
Facilities: 200-yard rifle and 50- yard pistol range
Directions: From Albany, from the intersection of Hwy 91 (Newton Road) and Hwy 234 (Oakridge Road), travel south on Hwy 91
approximately 4.7 miles. Turn right on Hwy 62 (Leary Road)
and travel west 11.6 miles. Turn left at the intersection
of Hwy 62 and Pine Island Road onto dirt WMA access road.
Travel 0.3 miles to range.
Range Hours: Tuesday- Saturday: 10:00am- 6:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm-6:00pm
Monday: CLOSED

Region VI- Fitzgerald- 229.426.5267

Shooting Range: Beaverdam WMA Location: Laurens County
Facilities: 100 yard range
Directions: From Dublin, take US 441 north 4.5 miles. Turn right on Old Toomsboro Road. Go 7.5 miles to WMA sign. Turn right on Oconee Church Road. Turn at WMA sign and go approximately 1 mile past the check station to reach the range.
Range Hours: daylight hours

Shooting Range: Big Hammock WMA* (Note: Due to flooding, the gates to the WMA are closed and likely will remain closed through opening weekend of turkey season - Mar. 28-29.)
Location: Tattnall County
Facilities: 100 yard range
Directions: From Glennville, take Hwy 144 south 12 miles to Altamaha River. Enter area toward check station on east side of the Hwy just prior to the Altamaha River Bridge. Bear left at check station for 75 yards to reach shooting range.
Range Hours: daylight hours

Shooting Range: Bullard Creek WMA
Location: Jeff Davis County
Facilities: 100 and 25 yard ranges
Directions: From Hazlehurst take US 221 north 6.5 miles. Turn right on County Road 185. Go to Philadelphia Church, turn left onto dirt road, go about 1.5 miles to shooting range on left.
Range Hours: daylight hours

Shooting Range: Dixon Memorial WMA
Location: Ware County
Facilities: 100 and 25 yard ranges
Directions: From Waycross, take US 1 south 6 miles to GA Hwy 177 (Swamp Park Road). Turn right and travel approximately 0.75 miles. Turn left under powerline onto Crews Blvd. Follow signs- approximately 3.5 miles to shooting range.
Range Hours: daylight hours

Region VII- Brunswick- 912.262.3173

Shooting Range: Richmond Hill WMA
Location: Bryan County
Facilities: 100-yard range
Directions: Follow Hwy 144 east from Richmond Hill to Kilkenny Road. Range is approximately 1 mile down Kikenny Road on left. Follow signs.
Range Hours: Wednesday- Monday: 8:00 am- sunset
Tuesday- CLOSED




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