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Illinois Shooting Ranges: IDNR Sparta Complex and State Sites, Gun Clubs, Clay Fields, Archery and Indoor Lanes
230 ranges in 80 of Illinois’s 102 counties: the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta, 32 IDNR state sites with archery or hand-trap ranges, 85 more rifle and pistol ranges and clubs, 47 trap, skeet and sporting clays grounds, 44 indoor ranges and 21 archery ranges. Checked November 13, 2026.
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The 33 state ranges that IDNR names, and who runs them
Names that are links lead to a page here or to the operator; the tiny county tag goes to that county’s hunting guide. All rows are state ground, so the site office should hear from you before a gun, a bow or a group arrives.
| State site range | Setting | Managed by | Disciplines | Hours | Range fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Shooting and Recreational Complex | Sparta, Randolph County | IDNR | trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5-stand | Trap and skeet: Apr 1 to Nov 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to… | – |
| Banner Marsh (IDNR site) | Banner Marsh, Peoria County | IDNR | hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Beaver Dam (IDNR site) | Beaver Dam, Macoupin County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Big River (IDNR site) | Big River, Henderson County | IDNR | hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
Chain O' Lakes (IDNR site) | Chain O' Lakes, Lake County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Clinton Lake (IDNR site) | Clinton Lake, DeWitt County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Des Plaines (IDNR site) | Des Plaines, Will County | IDNR | archery, hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Eagle Creek (IDNR site) | Eagle Creek, Shelby County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Fox Ridge (IDNR site) | Fox Ridge, Coles County | IDNR | hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Hamilton County (IDNR site) | Hamilton County, Hamilton County | IDNR | hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Heidecke Lake (IDNR site) | Heidecke Lake, Grundy County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Hidden Springs (IDNR site) | Hidden Springs, Shelby County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Iroquois County (IDNR site) | Iroquois County, Iroquois County | IDNR | archery, hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
Jim Edgar Panther Creek (IDNR site) | Jim Edgar Panther Creek, Cass County | IDNR | archery, hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
Johnson Sauk Trail (IDNR site) | Johnson Sauk Trail, Henry County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Kankakee River (IDNR site) | Kankakee River, Kankakee County | IDNR | archery, hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Lake Murphysboro (IDNR site) | Lake Murphysboro, Jackson County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Matthiessen (IDNR site) | Matthiessen, LaSalle County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Mermet Lake (IDNR site) | Mermet Lake, Massac County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Middle Fork (IDNR site) | Middle Fork, Vermilion County | IDNR | archery, hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Moraine View (IDNR site) | Moraine View, McLean County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Morrison-Rockwood (IDNR site) | Morrison-Rockwood, Whiteside County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Pyramid (IDNR site) | Pyramid, Perry County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Randolph County (IDNR site) | Randolph County, Randolph County | IDNR | hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Sand Ridge (IDNR site) | Sand Ridge, Mason County | IDNR | archery, hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Sangchris Lake (IDNR site) | Sangchris Lake, Sangamon County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Shelbyville (IDNR site) | Shelbyville, Moultrie County | IDNR | archery, hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Siloam Springs (IDNR site) | Siloam Springs, Adams County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Silver Springs (IDNR site) | Silver Springs, Kendall County | IDNR | archery, hand trap, shotgun | – | – |
| Spring Lake (IDNR site) | Spring Lake, Tazewell County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
Ten Mile Creek (IDNR site) | Ten Mile Creek, Hamilton County | IDNR | archery, hand trap, shotgun, rifle | – | – |
| Washington County (IDNR site) | Washington County, Washington County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
| Weinberg-King (IDNR site) | Weinberg-King, Schuyler County | IDNR | archery | – | – |
- IDNR prints one list of state sites with a shooting facility: 32 sites carry 27 archery ranges and 14 hand-trap ranges (9 sites have both), and the page tells visitors to call the site for details.
- The World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta is the one IDNR range with a posted program: 120 trap fields over 3.5 miles (24 combination trap/skeet fields, 16 lighted); Two sporting clays courses (15 stations each); Rifle/pistol: 12 bays up to 40 yards (berm by reservation, 618-295-2550); Cowboy action shooting area (12 scenarios; sanctioned organizations only).
- Ten Mile Creek is the only one of the 32 sites whose IDNR footnote adds a rifle range.
- Each pin sits on the site coordinates printed on the Hunt Illinois page for that site, not at the office address, because IDNR does not say where on the property the range lies.
- Hours and fees are posted for the Sparta complex only; for the other sites no hours, fees or range rules were published, so check with the site office before a trip.
IDNR rows from the IDNR archery and hand-trap range page and the World Shooting and Recreational Complex page (Illinois Department of Natural Resources); map points from each site’s Hunt Illinois page. Checked November 13, 2026.
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Illinois ranges sorted by your distance
Every one of the 230 ranges has a map point. The cards show miles, type, access and a call or map button, six to a view.
Straight-line miles from you or a county centre. Most points come from the Census geocoder or the Hunt Illinois site pages; directory points that landed far from their own town fall back to the town centre and say so.
Illinois ranges split into five discipline lists
State-site ranges, indoor lanes, rifle and pistol lines, shotgun grounds and archery ranges each have a list, and a club with a rifle line plus a trap field shows up on both. 76 of the listings call themselves members-only.
Every mapped range from the Mississippi to the Wabash
230 pins stretch from Smokin Gun Hunting Lodge in the west to Pelcher Outdoors in the east, and from Midwest Cimmarron Archery near the Wisconsin line to Massac Gun & Bow Club in the south. The heaviest counties are Cook County with 14, Will County with 12, McHenry County with 11 and DuPage County with 10.
Highlighted pins are the IDNR ranges. A pin opens the range page where there is one.
Illinois towns with a 35-mile range list
In 253 of the 258 towns covered here, three or more ranges sit inside a 35-mile ring, and each list opens with the closest.
- Addison53 ranges
- Albion4 ranges
- Aledo9 ranges
- Algonquin45 ranges
- Alto Pass11 ranges
- Apple Canyon Lake3 ranges
- Arlington Heights47 ranges
- Baldwin10 ranges
- Bartlett59 ranges
- Batavia57 ranges
- Bath8 ranges
- Beaverville5 ranges
- Belleville14 ranges
- Belvidere29 ranges
- Benton13 ranges
- Berwyn40 ranges
- Bethany11 ranges
- Bloomington11 ranges
- Bolingbrook53 ranges
- Bonnie11 ranges
- Braceville29 ranges
- Brimfield17 ranges
- Buffalo Grove43 ranges
- Burbank39 ranges
- Cairo3 ranges
- Calumet City28 ranges
- Cambridge15 ranges
- Carbon Hill35 ranges
- Carlinville16 ranges
- Carlyle14 ranges
- Carmi4 ranges
- Carol Stream57 ranges
- Carpentersville48 ranges
- Carrier Mills11 ranges
- Carrollton9 ranges
- Carthage4 ranges
- Champaign10 ranges
- Chandlerville8 ranges
- Charleston17 ranges
- Chester5 ranges
- Chicago Heights32 ranges
- Cicero40 ranges
- Clinton9 ranges
- Coffeen16 ranges
- Crainville13 ranges
- Crystal Lake41 ranges
- Danville7 ranges
- De Pue9 ranges
- DeKalb31 ranges
- Decatur14 ranges
- Des Plaines48 ranges
- Dixon18 ranges
- Dongola9 ranges
- Downers Grove50 ranges
- Dunfermline11 ranges
- East Cape Girardeau4 ranges
- Edwardsville17 ranges
- Effingham14 ranges
- Elk Grove Village52 ranges
- Elmhurst49 ranges
- Elwood40 ranges
- Enfield5 ranges
- Equality3 ranges
- Erie14 ranges
- Eureka13 ranges
- Evanston36 ranges
- Fairfield6 ranges
- Findlay16 ranges
- Flat Rock5 ranges
- Fox Lake30 ranges
- Freeport14 ranges
- Galesburg9 ranges
- Geneva55 ranges
- Georgetown8 ranges
- Glasford12 ranges
- Glen Ellyn56 ranges
- Glendale Heights55 ranges
- Glenview41 ranges
- Goofy Ridge10 ranges
- Goreville10 ranges
- Grafton9 ranges
- Grand Tower10 ranges
- Granite City16 ranges
- Greenville12 ranges
- Griggsville3 ranges
- Gurnee34 ranges
- Hanover6 ranges
- Hanover Park57 ranges
- Hardin7 ranges
- Harrisburg9 ranges
- Harrison13 ranges
- Havana7 ranges
- Hebron27 ranges
- Hennepin10 ranges
- Heritage Lake15 ranges
- Highland Park40 ranges
- Hillsboro19 ranges
- Hoffman Estates50 ranges
- Hopewell11 ranges
- Hopkins Park8 ranges
- Huntley46 ranges
- Hurst13 ranges
- Hutsonville9 ranges
- Illinois City5 ranges
- Ina11 ranges
- Jacksonville11 ranges
- Jerseyville10 ranges
- Jonesboro10 ranges
- Joppa3 ranges
- Kampsville5 ranges
- Kankakee16 ranges
- Karnak8 ranges
- Keithsburg7 ranges
- Keyesport13 ranges
- Kingston5 ranges
- Kinmundy8 ranges
- Lacon12 ranges
- Lake in the Hills42 ranges
- Lakemoor38 ranges
- Lansing28 ranges
- Lawrenceville3 ranges
- Le Roy12 ranges
- Lewistown6 ranges
- Limestone20 ranges
- Lincoln14 ranges
- Lockport52 ranges
- Lombard52 ranges
- Lorenzo35 ranges
- Lost Nation19 ranges
- Louisville6 ranges
- Loves Park16 ranges
- Macomb5 ranges
- Makanda11 ranges
- Manito13 ranges
- Marion11 ranges
- Marseilles21 ranges
- Marshall11 ranges
- McHenry38 ranges
- McLeansboro10 ranges
- Meyer4 ranges
- Millbrook38 ranges
- Moline10 ranges
- Monmouth7 ranges
- Monticello11 ranges
- Morris33 ranges
- Morrison14 ranges
- Mound City3 ranges
- Mount Carmel3 ranges
- Mount Carroll10 ranges
- Mount Prospect48 ranges
- Mount Sterling5 ranges
- Mount Vernon8 ranges
- Mundelein37 ranges
- Murphysboro12 ranges
- Nashville17 ranges
- Nebo4 ranges
- New Athens13 ranges
- New Boston5 ranges
- New Lenox45 ranges
- Newton11 ranges
- Niles47 ranges
- Noble4 ranges
- Normal13 ranges
- North Chicago35 ranges
- North Pekin14 ranges
- North Utica16 ranges
- Northbrook41 ranges
- O'Fallon15 ranges
- Oak Forest39 ranges
- Oak Lawn36 ranges
- Oak Park42 ranges
- Oak Run15 ranges
- Oakwood8 ranges
- Oglesby15 ranges
- Ohio11 ranges
- Olney3 ranges
- Oquawka5 ranges
- Oregon22 ranges
- Orland Park42 ranges
- Oswego52 ranges
- Ottawa21 ranges
- Palatine46 ranges
- Paris9 ranges
- Park Ridge49 ranges
- Paxton10 ranges
- Pekin13 ranges
- Petersburg13 ranges
- Pinckneyville14 ranges
- Pittsfield3 ranges
- Plainfield52 ranges
- Pleasant Hill4 ranges
- Pontiac12 ranges
- Pontoon Beach16 ranges
- Potomac9 ranges
- Princeton10 ranges
- Quincy4 ranges
- Ramsey14 ranges
- Richmond27 ranges
- Robinson8 ranges
- Rock Island9 ranges
- Rome13 ranges
- Romeoville55 ranges
- Round Lake Beach34 ranges
- Rushville5 ranges
- Salem7 ranges
- Savanna10 ranges
- Schaumburg53 ranges
- Shawneetown3 ranges
- Shelbyville15 ranges
- Skokie44 ranges
- St. Charles54 ranges
- Streamwood54 ranges
- Sullivan15 ranges
- Sycamore40 ranges
- Taylorville16 ranges
- Thomson9 ranges
- Tinley Park39 ranges
- Toledo15 ranges
- Toulon13 ranges
- Tovey16 ranges
- Tuscola11 ranges
- Ullin6 ranges
- Unity3 ranges
- Urbana11 ranges
- Ursa5 ranges
- Vandalia12 ranges
- Vernon Hills39 ranges
- Victoria15 ranges
- Vienna8 ranges
- Virginia6 ranges
- Warsaw4 ranges
- Waterloo8 ranges
- Watseka7 ranges
- Waukegan33 ranges
- Weldon13 ranges
- West Chicago57 ranges
- Wheaton55 ranges
- Wheeling42 ranges
- Wilmette41 ranges
- Wilmington35 ranges
- Winchester6 ranges
- Windsor15 ranges
- Woodridge51 ranges
- Woodstock37 ranges
- Yorkville47 ranges
Illinois ranges by county
80 counties hold at least one listing. Alexander County, Brown County, Calhoun County, Clay County, Douglas County, Fayette County, Gallatin County, Greene County, Hardin County, Jasper County, Johnson County, Lawrence County, McDonough County, Mercer County, Piatt County, Pope County, Pulaski County, Putnam County, Saline County, Scott County, Wabash County and Wayne County hold none, so their county guides send shooters over the line.
- Adams County2
- Bond County2
- Boone County2
- Bureau County1
- Carroll County1
- Cass County1
- Champaign County5
- Christian County4
- Clark County5
- Clinton County1
- Coles County3
- Cook County14
- Crawford County1
- Cumberland County1
- DeWitt County2
- DeKalb County4
- DuPage County10
- Edgar County1
- Edwards County1
- Effingham County3
- Ford County2
- Franklin County2
- Fulton County1
- Grundy County5
- Hamilton County2
- Hancock County2
- Henderson County1
- Henry County3
- Iroquois County1
- Jackson County2
- Jefferson County1
- Jersey County1
- Jo Daviess County1
- Kane County5
- Kankakee County4
- Kendall County4
- Knox County3
- LaSalle County5
- Lake County5
- Lee County1
- Livingston County1
- Logan County1
- Macon County1
- Macoupin County4
- Madison County7
- Marion County1
- Marshall County1
- Mason County1
- Massac County2
- McHenry County11
- McLean County4
- Menard County2
- Monroe County1
- Montgomery County1
- Morgan County1
- Moultrie County2
- Ogle County4
- Peoria County4
- Perry County1
- Pike County1
- Randolph County3
- Richland County1
- Rock Island County3
- Sangamon County7
- Schuyler County1
- Shelby County4
- St. Clair County4
- Stark County1
- Stephenson County1
- Tazewell County3
- Union County1
- Vermilion County2
- Warren County2
- Washington County1
- White County1
- Whiteside County6
- Will County12
- Williamson County4
- Winnebago County6
- Woodford County1
Illinois range regulars: next shoots and shows
120 posted dates on file, by date.
| When, event, host | Kind | Where | Entry | Details | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13-15, 2026 | Multi-gun | Sparta: World Shooting and Recreational Complex | Details | calendar.google.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 13, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Whittington: Rend Lake Shooting Complex | Details | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 14, 2026 Host: Pawnee Sportsmens Center | Cowboy action | Clarksburg IL: Shooting Ranges | Entry page | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 14, 2026 Host: Downers Grove Sportsmen's Club | Turkey shoot | Downers Grove: Downers Grove Sportsmen's Club | Sign up | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 14-15, 2026 Host: Lake County Fairgrounds | Gun show | Crown Point: Lake County Fairgrounds | $6 | Promoter page | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 |
| Nov 14, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Casey: Round Grove Sportsman Club | Details | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 14, 2026 | Match | Sparta: World Shooting and Recreational Complex | Details | calendar.google.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 14, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Sparta: World Shooting and Recreational Complex | Details | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 15, 2026 Host: Pawnee Sportsmens Center | Multi-gun | Clarksburg IL: Shooting Ranges | Register | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 15, 2026 | IDPA | Sparta: World Shooting and Recreational Complex | Details | calendar.google.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 15, 2026 Host: Paul Trenkin | Gun show | New Lenox: V.F.W. Post 9545 | $5.00 | Details | gunshowtrader.com Nov 13, 2026 |
| Nov 15, 2026 Host: ATA club shoot | ATA trap | Whittington: Rend Lake Shooting Complex | Details | shootata.com Nov 13, 2026 |
A morning at an Illinois range: what rides in the bag
Open benches on the Illinois prairie give no shade in July and no windbreak in January, so muffs, glasses and a bag that closes tight earn their place.
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Illinois matches, state ranges and gun buying
- Illinois shooting events120 dates ahead
- Gun buying in IllinoisFFL, stores
- IDNR shooting ranges33 rows
- Indoor ranges44 listed
Illinois range questions
Is there a statewide Illinois range finder on this page?
Yes: the near-me box above ranks all 230 mapped ranges by straight-line miles from your position or from any of the 102 county centres, and the filter box trims any list by name, club or town.
Which shooting ranges does IDNR itself list?
33: the World Shooting and Recreational Complex at Sparta and 32 state sites on the IDNR archery and hand-trap page. 27 have an archery range, 14 a hand-trap range and 9 both. IDNR has no range directory page, so no other department-owned range could be confirmed.
Can I sight in a deer rifle at an IDNR site?
Only two IDNR rows mention a rifle line: the Sparta berm of 12 bays to 40 yards, open by reservation, and a rifle range named in a footnote for Ten Mile Creek. At the other state sites, a rifle zero means a club or private range from the lists on this page.
Does the Sparta complex charge a fee?
The IDNR pages read for this guide print no fee schedule for the complex, so ask before you drive down.
When is the Sparta complex open?
Trap and skeet: Apr 1 to Nov 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday (trap league Thursday 3:30 to 8 p.m.); Dec 1 to Mar 31, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday to Sunday. Sporting clays: Apr 1 to Oct 31, 9 a.m. to dusk Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday to Sunday; Nov 1 to Mar 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday to Sunday. Rifle/pistol berm by reservation only. (IDNR hours page.)
Which Illinois ranges post a distance beyond 200 yards?
American Heritage Range (500 yards), Effingham County Sportsman's Club (500 yards), Pond Creek Shooting Range (500 yards), Central Illinois Precision Shooting (300 yards) and Hancock County Gun Club (300 yards) post the longest lines in the listings.
Which county packs in the most ranges?
Cook County with 14, followed by Will County with 12.
Which listings put clay targets in the air, and how many are ATA clubs?
110 name trap, skeet, 5-stand, sporting clays, hand trap or a shotgun field, and 26 of them are noted as ATA-registered trap clubs.
When should a slug gun or deer rifle be zeroed for the firearm seasons?
Before Nov 20, 2026, the date shotgun deer opens on the statewide calendar. Counties differ: Cook, DuPage, Lake and east Kane have no firearm season, and each county page shows its own status and leftover permits.
Where do the details on this page originate?
The IDNR archery and hand-trap page, the IDNR pages for the Sparta complex, each site’s Hunt Illinois page, boisegunclub.com, gunranges.org, findarcheryranges.com and the ATA Illinois club list, read November 13, 2026. 33 listings stayed off: post office box and town-only rows, duplicates, rows that describe no range, a hunting preserve and two ranges that may lie in Missouri.
From the range to an Illinois county and its season dates
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