The Department of Natural Resources today announced that it has reopened sections of the Bald Mountain Shooting Range on the weekends only. The DNR is opening the rifle/pistol and archery ranges now through June 25. The range is located at the Bald Mountain State Recreation Area in Lake Orion in Oakland County.

Plans call for the DNR to temporarily close the range in July for more renovations and to reopen the range in the fall.

While the Bald Mountain Shooting Range is closed, the public is encouraged to visit one of the other DNR-operated shooting ranges. The DNR operates six shooting ranges in Michigan where range personnel are present. They include Rose Lake Shooting Range in Bath in Clinton County, Sharonville Shooting Range located in Grass Lake in Jackson County, Island Lake Shooting Range located in Brighton in Livingston County, Ortonville Shooting Range located in Ortonville in Lapeer County, and Pontiac Lake Shooting Range located in Waterford in Oakland County.

The DNR shooting ranges are open Nov. 16 through Sept. 30 five days per week, Thursday through Monday and closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. From Oct. 1-31, the ranges are open six days a week, Wednesday through Monday and closed on Tuesdays. From Nov. 1-15, the ranges are open seven days a week.

Range hours at Island Lake, Pontiac Lake and Ortonville are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. At Rose Lake and Sharonville, range hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.