Box Canyon Recreational Shooting Site

About this campground

Box Canyon is a recreational shooting sports site with long-range rifle, shotgun, and pistol bays. Operating Hours Open 7 am to sunset. Sites are open for day use only. Sites are closed on Wednesdays for maintenance and cleaning. Amenities The area includes these amenities: 50-, 100-, 200- and 300-yard shooting lanes with fixed steel targets sporting clay/skeet shooting area shooting platforms gravel parking areas accessible parking spaces information signs and kiosks vault toilets trash receptacles Site Occupancy Total maximum site occupancy at Box Canyon is 90 people. Safety Emergencies: Call 911 Rules Disorderly or unsafe conduct, including unsafe firearms handling, is prohibited You may not use, possess, consume, or be under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances as defined by State or Federal law. You may only use a site during designated operating hours. You may not enter a site for any purpose other than activities associated with recreational shooting. Do not enter the hazardous exclusion area. Never cross the firing line (even if no other shooters are present). You may only shoot from immediately behind the designated red firing line toward provided steel targets and backstop. Never shoot if a person is down range past the firing line. Do not shoot at wildlife, livestock, or vegetation. You may only shoot at provided steel targets. No personal targets are allowed except for sporting clays at the shotgun skeet range. You must pick up and dispose of all brass, shells, and shooting-related trash immediately after shooting. Do not climb on any buildings and structures. Do not exceed the maximum occupancy posted at each site. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult while in a site. Clean up after yourself and your pets. Inside the designated recreation area (map), you may only shoot from the designated firing platform with a developed or designated backstop. Hunting within the recreation area is permitted under State regulations. Targets The pistol and long-range bays have fixed steel targets installed. No personal targets are allowed. Clay targets are allowed in the sporting clay/skeet area. Ammunition Rifles and handguns are restricted to ammunition that is .50 caliber or less. Shotgun is permitted only at the skeet range and is restricted to birdshot only. Steel core, "green tip," armor-piercing, incendiary, and tracer ammunition and paintball equipment is prohibited. Fireworks, exploding targets such as Tannerite, and other incendiary devices are prohibited on all BLM Arizona-managed public lands year-round.