Bayfield Lions Club Shooting Range to close April 28-29
John LivingstonSouthwest Region Public Information Officer
970-759-9590 / [email protected]
@CPW_SW
BAYFIELD, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife will close the Bayfield Lions Club Shooting Range from April 28-29 so La Plata County crews can safely conduct work on a new monitoring well.
The free public shooting range, which is located at 4499 County Road 223 in Bayfield, will close for the two days as crews drill the well on the Lions Club Range property.
CPW asks range visitors to please adhere to closure signs posted at the range until they are removed.
“We want to thank the public for their understanding during this temporary closure,” said CPW Assistant Area Wildlife Manager Steve McClung.
The Bayfield Lions Club Shooting Range consists of a rifle/pistol range, a shotgun range and an archery range.
Outside of the closure dates of April 28-29, the range is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 1 through Oct. 31 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. The range closes Dec. 1 through March 31.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 43 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW's work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.
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