French Creek State Gamelands Shooting Range

2 weeks ago

Newly upgraded.

a month ago

Updated range

a month ago

Wow. What an upgrade thank you @pennsylvania game commission. Rifle range is now 25 yards-50 yards-100 yards with benches and a shed roof. Shotgun and Pistol are covered. All and all it is really nice now and I hope we all can keep it this way. Pick up your trash and brass, please.

2 months ago

3 months ago

Just remodeled, the facility now boasts dedicated ranges for handguns and shotguns, in addition to the existing rifle range. It's essential to use each range for its intended purpose. I highly recommend checking it out!

3 months ago

Great range updates. LetΓÇÖs keep it clean & in good shape please. ThereΓÇÖs a broom for brass. Clean up after yourself. Unless youΓÇÖre alone, follow the rules. Buy a permit online itΓÇÖs $35 for a year.

3 months ago

Nice job on the range upgrades. The shotgun patterning lanes and handgun lanes are nice to have

4 months ago

New shooting range is great.

4 months ago

been here twice and saw guys dumping mag without aiming at all. heard it is closed for renovations. Anyone know when it will reopen?

4 months ago

Bought a shooting permit just to find out the place is permanently closed waste of money

5 months ago

7.1.24State game lands 043(French Creek shooting range) is temporarily closed due to a renovation and construction of a pistol range. Please wait for notice from the PA game commission. Good luck, stay safe hunters!

8 months ago

It's always closed

8 months ago

8 months ago

Can be crowded at times. Clean up after yourself and follow rules

9 months ago

Nice outdoor range. Can be kind of busy on the weekends, but you only need a reasonably priced range permit or hunting license to get in so I can see why. Very happy that they added the roof to keep you out of the elements a little bit better.

10 months ago

Good range for what it is, have not returned since last September when we were down range collecting targets on a cease fire and someone started letting rounds off. Rather pay a fee at a club or indoor range than be shot by some idiots. Cant forget the time a father was shooting with his son and the shotgun jammed, dude pointed it at everyone to his left trying to clear it.

11 months ago

Get your practice in. Be ready. This is the place to sharpen your skills.

a year ago

Been very happy since I started coming here. Great guys and good talks. Hope it stays that way

a year ago

One of the sketchiest ranges around. U get the dregs from reading. and alot of people that dont practice gun safety. range was called clear. im going to place my targets. and the guys next to me are handling and clearing there guns putting them in their bag. terrible gun safety. never going back.

a year ago

Six rounds at a time (not posted) and they will fine you $100-$200. Its not free. Your donations go to being harassed. I literally saw a ranger hiding around the bushes counting rounds. Also my last experience was a ranger (not familiar with weapons accused my son having a nfa item when there was obviously a brace and pistol. He insisted on writing my serial number down and going in his truck with it. I donΓÇÖt feel comfortable with anyone having my serial number of my firearm. Very unprofessional. My family and i will not be renewing our range permits/fishing.

a year ago

a year ago

Good range for being free besides the range pass or hunting license.

a year ago

Great facilities and nice people. Newly upgraded targets and park rangers know their stuff.

a year ago

Definitely a good range I love how peaceful it Is . Game warden comes around every so often. It's clean . Great benches as well .

a year ago

Nice, free place to shoot. Recently redid the target area. Can get crowded.

a year ago

The range itself is good. The problem is it is way too crowded and at times borderline unsafe. There is no rangemaster or anyone consistently enforcing normal range etiquette. You go there to sight in a gun for hunting and have to wait for some guy to finish shooting 50 rounds from his AR. Very noisy and not a good experience if you plan to bring your kids and get them into shooting. On the weekends it's like WWIII out there!

a year ago

Only place around me that has free shooting. The only downside is, as IΓÇÖm sure it is with all free gun ranges, itΓÇÖs first come first serve. If lanes are full, youΓÇÖre waiting. Could have more handgun lanes. I believe there were only 2. I waited for an hour and nothing opened up. I went on a rainy day and was the only one there. But itΓÇÖs free. So IΓÇÖm not complaining.

a year ago

a year ago

Loved this range definitely recommend very well maintained last I was there it was closed for a drainage pipe install that was 7/7/23 by this posting it's probably done but plan accordingly incase it's still closed

a year ago

Game wardens on a power trip. They donΓÇÖt maintain it whatsoever. Could spend $30, buy some 2x4s to put up.

a year ago

a year ago

Do NOT go there if you don't have to. 1. The range is a trap. The park ranger/game warden will fine you $200-$300 for the slightest violations. They don't care about the safety of you but just want to get money from you. If you love to shoot, it'd be much better to pay for a private shooting range, considering the fines you'd have to pay for violations. Plus, you'd be able to shoot WELL on a private range. You can also save a lot of driving by paying for a private shooting range near you. 2. The range is lousy. The backers are messy. You can hardly put your targets on any of them. The shortest distance is 25 yards, which is not good for shooting pistols. 3. It's not safe. There are no barriers between benches. Other shooters might point their guns at you accidently.

a year ago

a year ago

Great place to shoot guns

a year ago

Great place to shoot and practice!

a year ago

Was nice place to try hand gun outside, a bit littered with trash and shells and old targets,but table area was clean.was not crowded early but after 830 am it started to get crowded. People were nice and practiced good safety. Park ranger Matt was very helpful being my first time there. I will go back again if not too crowded.

2 years ago

Great outdoor range but with great means a lot people may be there so be prepared for it to be packed and make sure you have your hunting license or range permit cause game warden always popping in

2 years ago

2 years ago

2 years ago