TWRA Shooting Ranges in Tennessee

TWRA offers several shooting ranges and hunter education centers throughout the state for public use.  In addition, we partner with federal and other archery ranges. 

Make sure to check with each range and center to see what is offered and what permits you need. 

TWRA Range Permits, Fees and Information

Perits required for anyone 16 years of age and older using a TWRA Range.   Tier 1 Permits are not required for any annual license holders.

• Tier 1 Range 2hr $5.00  or Annual $100.00
• Tier 2 Range 2hr $7.50 or Annual $150.00
• Tier 3 Range 1hr $9.50 or Annual $300.00

Region I

Chambers Creek Firing Range 

Campbell-Old Mill Road

Hours:

    Daylight hours only

Fee: Tier 1

Open for sighting in during the month of October 

Lake Graham Firing Range

200 Lowell Thomas Drive, Jackson TN 38305
For more information call (731) 423-5725 

Hours:

Oct. 28–29,  11 – 12 am & 8 am – 4:30 pm

Nov. 4–5, 11 – 12 am & 8 am – 4:30 pm

Fee: Tier 1

Open for sighting in prior to deer gun season 

Oct. 26–27,  8 am – 4:30 pm

Nov. 2 – 3,    8 am – 4:30 pm

TWRA Hunter Education and Range Facility 

3200 Brother Blvd., Bartlett TN 38133
GPS:  35.21277 -89.81386
For more information call (901) 213-3124

Hours:

Tuesday: 12 pm – 9 pm

Thursday: 11 am – 9 pm

Saturday: 9 am – 4:30 pm

 Sunday: 1 pm–6 pm

Fee: Tier 3

All guns must be cased when not in use

Wolf River Firing Range 

GPS: 35.0026 -89.1759
For more information call (901) 878-0855

Hours:

    Open for rifle sight-in during the month of October

Fee: Tier 1

Region II

Cheatham WMA Shooting and Archery Range

1299 Headquarters Rd., Ashland City TN 37015
Cheatham County
GPS: 36.21448 -87.1055
For more information call (615) 792-6622

        Hours:

Monday-Sunday

10 am–2 pm

Fee: Tier 1  Adult (16 yrs.+): A Tier 1 Firing Range Permit or valid hunting license required.  No permits are available for purchase at the range, please use https://gooutdoorstennessee.com to purchase a permit online

Use or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited

Field points only for archery

Automatic firearms prohibited

Stones River Hunter Education Center

2618 Hobson Pike, Antioch TN
Davidson County
GPS: 36.09841 -86.57218
For more information call (615) 614-8896

Hours:

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Apr.–Oct., Fri.–Sat., 10 am – 6 pm, last range permit sold at 5:00 PM & Sun., 1 – 6 pm - last range permit sold at 5:00 PM

Nov.–Mar., Fri.–Sat., 10 am – 4:30 pm, last range permit sold at 3:30 PM & Sun., 1 – 4:30 pm last range permit sold at 3:30 PM

2024 Holiday Schedule

August 30, 31

September 1 - Labor Day

November 29 - Thanksgiving

December 20-22 - Christmas

December 27-29 - New Year

Fee: Tier 2

Only cash and checks are accepted at the range. If you would like to purchase a permit with a credit/debit card online prior to attending the range, please use https://gooutdoorstennessee.com/  you can also use the TWRA On The Go App from your mobile device to purchase a permit before going to the range.

Shotguns are allowed with slug ammunition only.

Stones River Hunter Education Centers offers a wide variety of activities for the entire family, including two firearm ranges (1 pistol range and 1 rifle range) and an archery range.   

Pistol range: 15-yard range (30 positions, including 2 wheelchair-accessible positions)

Rifle range: 100-yard range (18 positions, including 1 wheelchair-accessible position)

Rifle range: 200-yard range (2 positions)

6 target sight-in archery range

Hunter Education classes are also periodically taught at the center, and several events take place throughout the year at the center as well.

Firearms must be unloaded & in a case or bag. No open or concealed carry is allowed on range property. 

Eye and ear protection are required for everyone entering the range.

Targets are available for purchase at the range.

Yanahli Firing Range

1780 New Lewisburg Highway, Columbia TN, 38401
Maury County
GPS: 35.60993 -87.04894
For more information call (931) 840-4042

Hours:

Friday, Saturday & Sunday,  Closed Jan.-Sept.

Oct. 1– Dec. 31, 12 pm- 5 pm

Fee: Tier 1 Fee required. Adult (16 yrs.+): A Tier 1 Firing Range Permit or a valid hunting license.

Automatic firearms prohibited

Region III

Catoosa WMA Genesis Checking Station

10318 Genesis Raod, Crossville TN 38571
Cumberland County
GPS: 36.15843 -84.95928
For more information call Don Chance (931) 456-2479

Hours:

Open daily except closed during deer archery hunts and turkey hunts

Daylight hours only

Fees: Tier 1     Tier 1 Range permit or a Hunting and Fishing Combo license or equivalent required; must be purchased from a TWRA license agent or online. No permits are available at the range. 

Catoosa WMA Peavine Campground 

Crossville, TN
For more information call Don Chance,  (931) 456-2479

Hours:

April 1 – Jan. 31, except closed during deer archery hunts and turkey hunts

 Daylight hours only

Fees: Tier 1  Range permit or Annual Hunting and Fishing Combination license or equivalent required; must be purchased from a TWRA license agent or online. No permits are available at the range. 

Prentice Cooper WMA  Shooting Range 

Chattanooga TN 37405
Marion County
GPS:  35.19626 -85.41792
For more information call Marty Griffith (423) 658-0298

Hours:

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday only,  Daylight hours only

Closed during WMA Big Game hunts

Fees: Tier 1  Range Permit or valid hunting license required; must be purchased from a TWRA license agent or online. No permits are available at the range. 

Rifles and handguns only. No shotguns.

Region IV

John Sevier Hunter Education Center

2327 Rifle Range Road, Knoxville TN 37921
Knox County
GPS: 36.10902 -83.9505
For more information call Chad Gann (865) 594-6279

Hours:

Closed 1st full weekend of each month, All Ranges Operate With Knox County Schools Weather Closure Schedule

Rifle/pistol/Archery ranges

Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday: 1 pm – 5 pm

Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Shotgun ranges

Saturday and Sunday: 1 pm. – 5 pm

Fee: Tier 2   

Chuck Swan WMA Firing Range

3350 Sharps Chapel Road, Sharps Chapel TN 37866
Union County
GPS: 36.35978 -83.95611
For more information call Dustin McCubbins (865) 278-3248

Hours:

Closed during big game hunts

Thursday and Friday from noon to sunset

Saturday and Sunday from sunrise to sunset

Fee: Tier 1  A Tier 1 Firing Range Permit or valid hunting license required.

No buckshot allowed on the range

North Cumberland WMA Firing Range

Flatwoods Road, Pioneer TN, 3/847
Campbell County
GPS: 36.37543 -84.20579
For more information call (423) 566-8557

Fee: Tier 1  A Tier 1 Firing Range Permit or valid hunting license required.

Partnerships and Other Shooting Ranges 

Not owned or operated by the TWRA, use the link below for information and fees.

Region I

Carroll County Shooting Sports Park

680 McAdoo Cemetery Lane
Huntingdon, TN 38344

For more information call, (731) 234-6759 or visit the website:  

Holly Fork Shooting Complex

6133 Hwy 79 N
Paris, TN 38242
Henry County

For more information call (731) 707-0704 

Natchez Trace State Park Firing Range

22390 Natchez Trace Rd, Wildersville TN 38351
GPS: 35.75887 -88.2963 Henderson County 

For more information call, Natchez Trace State Park office,  (731) 968-3742 or visit State Park Website  

Hours:

Daily during daylight hours, closed during Law Enforcement   Training

 Fee: Free to use, with a signed safety permit at Park Office

Southgate Gun Club

4780 Hwy. 220
Lavinia, TN 38348
Gibson County

For more information call (731)-783-3845

Region II

Montgomery County Shooting Complex

4201 Southside Road, Southside TN 37171
Montgomery County
GPS: 36.41273 -87.28337

For more information call (931) 387-3456 or visit www.shoottn.com

Hours:

Friday - Sunday:  9 am–6 pm

Monday - Thursday:  Closed

Permits must be purchased before the entrance to the range, please use https://gooutdoorstennessee.com to purchase a permit online

Region III

Crossville Shooting Sports Park

772 Albert Frye Rd, Crossville TN 38571
Cumberland County
GPS: 35.96996  -84.96362

For more information call (931) 787-1246

Hours:

Thursday-Friday: 10:00-7:00 pm

Saturday: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm

Sunday: Noon - 6:00 pm

Fees: See the website for more information 

Visit the Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/crossvilleshootingsportspark/

South Cherokee WMA, U.S. Forest Service Range

Spring Creek Road, Reliance TN

For more information call Cherokee National Forest (423) 338-3300 or visit visit the U.S. Forest Service Spring Creek Range website

Hours:

Open Wednesday - Monday, Daylight hours only

Closed on Tuesday

Fee: U.S. Forest Service Fee ($3 per vehicle) required, Annual pass available

Region IV

Greene County Range & Firearms Shooting Complex

1435 Hal Henard Rd
Greeneville, TN 37743-7502
Greene County

For more information call 423-798-1784 or visit https://www.greenecountytngov.com/the-range/

North Cherokee WMA

Flatwoods Road,
Campbell TN 37847

For more information call (423) 735-1500 or visit: USDA Forest Service website

Hours:

Daylight hours only

Fee: US Forest Service Fee ($2 per vehicle) required and/or annual pass

Ranges are managed by USDA Forest Service, Cherokee National Forest  

Jacobs Creek Range

Denton Valley Road,
Bristol, TN,
Sullivan Co.,

For more information call  (423) 735-1500 or visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cherokee/recarea/?recid=34926

Pond Mountain Range

Hwy. 321,
Hampton, TN 37658,
Carter Co.,

For more information call (423) 735-1500 or visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cherokee/recarea/?recid=34996

Scioto Range

Scioto Road,
Unicoi TN, 

For more information call (423) 638-4109 or visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cherokee/recarea/?recid=34980

Bubbling Springs Range

Hwy. 107,
Newport TN,
Cocke Co.,

For more information call (423) 638-4109 or visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/cherokee/recarea/?recid=34902