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Activities Archery Ranges

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks offers free public archery ranges at certain state parks.

Lone Pine State Park

Lone Pine State Park is 5 miles southwest of Kalispell and features 7.5 miles of trails, a visitor center, and a public archery range. The range includes 10 shooting stations spread across 18 acres.

Archery Range Access

  • Open year-round
  • Hours: 8 a.m. -10 p.m.
    • The park must be vacated by the posted closing time displayed at the park entrance. Overnight parking prohibited.
  • No reservations or use fee
    • Park entrance fee for nonresident owned vehicles applies
  • Park map (PDF)

Rules

  • Field points only. Broadheads or practice broadheads are strictly prohibited. Use will result in expulsion from the archery range.
  • All users must stay on designated trails within the posted range boundaries (red signs).
  • Shoot only within designated target shooting lanes. The maximum allowed shot distance is the shooting station.
  • Travel in counterclockwise direction through archery range, following the shooting station numbers.
  • Shoot, retrieve your arrows, and then move to the next station.  
  • Be aware of your target and beyond.

Big Arm State Park Unit of Flathead Lake State Park

The Big Arm unit of Flathead Lake State Park is located 15 miles north of Polson on U.S. Highway 93 on Big Arm Bay along the west side of Flathead Lake. The archery range is located on the west side of US Highway 93 directly across from the park’s main entrance. The archery range includes a gravel parking lot, an entry kiosk with informational and regulatory signage, a vault latrine, and a 30’ x 15’ covered firing line. An archery range trail with 12 shooting stations spreads across the park acreage.

Access

  • Open year-round
  • Hours: 8 a.m. -10 p.m.
    • The park must be vacated by 10 p.m. Overnight parking prohibited.
  • No reservations or use fee
    • Park entrance fee for nonresident owned vehicles applies

Rules

  • Field points only. Broadheads or practice broadheads are strictly prohibited. Use will result in expulsion from the archery range.
  • All users must stay on designated trails within the posted range boundaries (red signs).
  • Shoot only within designated target shooting lanes. The maximum allowed shot distance is the shooting station.
  • Travel in a clockwise direction through the archery range, following the shooting station numbers.
  • Shoot, retrieve your arrows, and then move to the next station.
  • Be aware of your target and beyond.
  • Archers can only shoot between legal sunrise and sunset hours.
  • Smoking is prohibited.
  • Pets must be on a leash.
  • Motor vehicles must stay on authorized roadways.
  • Not all regulations are listed. A complete list may be obtained from any FWP office or from FWP staff.