Looking for somewhere to shoot? This is a growing, hand-checked directory of popular sporting clays ranges across the United States, organized by state. We list well-established courses with verified locations and details — not an auto-generated list — and we add new states over time. Found a range? You can keep score for free with the ClayTrack sporting clays scoring app.
Browse by state
Arizona
Ben Avery, Rio Salado, Tucson Trap & Skeet and more across Phoenix, Mesa, and Tucson.
California
Moore N' Moore (Sylmar/LA), Coyote Valley (Morgan Hill), and Birds Landing (Solano County) — Southern California to the Bay Area.
Texas
The National Shooting Complex (San Antonio), American Shooting Centers (Houston), and Elm Fork (Dallas).
Georgia
Cherokee Rose (Griffin), Big Red Oak (Gay), Forest City Gun Club (Savannah), and Blalock Lakes (Newnan).
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley Sporting Clays (Coplay) and Wing Pointe (Hamburg) in the Lehigh Valley.
Florida
OK Corral Gun Club and Quail Creek Sporting Ranch (Okeechobee) and Vero Beach Clay Shooting Sports — year-round shooting.
Ohio
The Cardinal Center (Marengo) — one of the largest shotgun venues in the country — and Elkhorn Lake Hunt Club (Bucyrus).
North Carolina
Drake Landing (Fuquay-Varina) and Deep River Sporting Clays (Sanford), both just south of Raleigh.
Call ahead — seriously
Every page in this directory says it, so it's worth explaining why: clay ranges are not retail. Hours move with the season and the daylight, courses close for registered shoots and corporate bookings with no notice on the website, and the person who updates the Facebook page is often the same person running the trap house. A course that was open until 5:00pm in October may stop at dusk in January.
A two-minute phone call before an hour's drive is the single best habit in this sport. Worth asking:
- Are you open to the public today? Registered shoots and private events routinely take a course out of action for a whole weekend.
- Do you have rental guns, and are any free? Rental inventory is thin at most clubs — often only a handful of guns — and they go first on a busy Saturday.
- Do I need a reservation? Some courses are pure walk-up; others want a booking, particularly for groups.
- Is the full course open? Stations get closed for maintenance, weather, or wet ground, and a "100-target round" can quietly become 60.
- Do you take cards? A surprising number of clubs are still cash-friendliest, and some have a card minimum.
Public courses vs member clubs
Clay grounds broadly come in two shapes, and the difference matters more than it looks. Public commercial courses take walk-ups, rent guns, and are set up for first-timers — the easiest way to start. Member clubs are owned by their members, and while plenty welcome guests, some want you signed in by a member, some run open-practice days only, and a few are genuinely members-only.
Neither is better; they're different. Member clubs are often cheaper per round and friendlier once you're in, and if you'll shoot more than a handful of times a year the membership usually pays for itself. But if it's your first outing, start somewhere public with rentals and an instructor — a bad first experience with a borrowed gun that doesn't fit is how people decide the sport isn't for them.
What a course actually looks like
A sporting clays course isn't a firing line — it's a walk. Expect roughly 10 to 15 stations spread over a mile or two of ground (some venues run more, and the bigger ones run several courses at once), with each station throwing a different presentation from its own machines. You'll shoot a station, walk to the next, and wait while your squad shoots. Rounds are usually sold in 50 or 100 targets, and 100 with a squad is a two-to-two-and-a-half-hour outing.
That has practical consequences: wear shoes you can walk uneven ground in, expect to be outside for the duration, and carry your shells with you. Many courses rent carts, which is worth it in Florida in August or if walking two miles isn't appealing. If you've not shot clays before, read what sporting clays is first — it covers targets, presentations, cost, and what a realistic first score looks like.
How ranges get into this directory
We list well-established courses we've verified by hand — the name, the address, the website, and what they actually offer — and we check them against the club's own information rather than scraping a database. That's why this directory is small and grows slowly. There are auto-generated lists with thousands of "ranges" in them, many long closed; we'd rather cover eight states properly than fifty badly.
It also means details go stale, because clubs change. If you find something here that's wrong — a course that's closed, moved, or changed hands — tell us and we'll fix it.
Your state isn't here yet?
This directory covers eight states so far, which leaves a lot of good shooting out. Until we get to yours, the National Sporting Clays Association — the sport's governing body in the US — maintains a club finder covering its member clubs nationwide, and most states have their own sporting clays association with a club list. Those are the two places we'd start.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I find a sporting clays range near me?
Browse this directory by state to find popular, well-established sporting clays ranges, then call ahead to confirm hours and availability. If your state isn't covered here yet, the National Sporting Clays Association's club finder lists its member clubs nationwide, and most states have their own sporting clays association with a club list. Once you're on the course, you can score your round for free in your browser with ClayTrack.
Which states are covered so far?
We currently cover Arizona, California, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, and North Carolina, and we are adding more states over time. Each page lists popular ranges with verified locations and details.
Do I need to be a member to shoot sporting clays?
Usually not. Public commercial courses take walk-ups and rent guns, and many member-owned clubs also welcome guests — some want you signed in by a member or restrict it to open-practice days. A few are genuinely members-only. It varies club to club, which is why it's worth a phone call before you drive out. If it's your first time, start at a public course with rentals and instruction.
Do sporting clays ranges rent shotguns?
Many do, and it's the sensible way to start — but rental inventory is thin at most clubs, often just a handful of guns, and they go first on a busy weekend. Call ahead and ask them to hold one. Ranges that rent will usually also have eye and ear protection and can point you at an instructor for a first lesson.
How long does it take to shoot a course?
Around two to two and a half hours for 100 targets with a normal squad, and about an hour for 50. A sporting clays course is a walk of a mile or two across 10 to 15 stations, with waiting at each one while your squad shoots — it's a half-day outing rather than a quick stop.