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Recreation Region: Watauga Lake

Pond Mountain Shooting Range

Pond Mountain Range has targets set up at 25, 50, 100 yards. Please bring your own paper targets, and paper targets only. If an injury or emergency arises, please call 911.    

Current Conditions
Pond Mountain Shooting Range is open.

General Information

Paper targets are the only target allowed.  

Daylight to Dusk. All use must be completed by sunset. Open year round. Maintenance and cleaning is generally performed in the mornings, and for everyone's safety the area will be shut down during those cleaning and maintenance tasks.  

The day-use permit can be purchased HERE.  

  • Use paper targets only.
  • No alcohol allowed on site.
  • No shotguns, skeet or trap shooting, or clay pigeons are allowed.  
  • No tannerite or other exploding targets are allowed.  
  • It is your responsibility to read, know, understand, and follow all specific rules and regulations which are also posted at the day-use area.
  • Please pick up spent brass and casings.  

Fee is $2 per vehicle per day or a Cherokee National Forest Pass for $30 for the year. Contact the Watauga Ranger District for more information on the pass at 423-735-1500. The day-use permit can also be purchased online HERE or see information in the Passes section. 

Contact Phone: 423-735-1547

Getting There

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude: 36.3080848

Longitude: -82.10698552

Directions

From Elizabethton take US 19E/321 south 5 miles to Hampton. Turn left on 321/67 travel 3.5 miles to the shooting range entrance on the right.

Facility and Amenity Information

Restrooms

Restrooms are not available at this site.

Water

Potable water is not available at this site.

Recreation Opportunities

Last updated June 23rd, 2025