TWRA Firing Ranges Regional Information

Tier Permit Fees

* Permits must be purchased from a license agent or online.

Region I

Lake Graham (Tier 1)*

200 Lowell Thomas Drive, Jackson, TN 38305
(731) 423-5725

• Open during the three weeks prior to deer gun season and spring turkey season 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Natchez Trace State Park [No TWRA Permit]

22390 Natchez Trace Rd, Wildersville, TN 38351
Natchez Trace State Park office. (731) 968-3742.

TWRA Hunter Education and Range Facility (Tier 3)

3200 Brother Blvd., Bartlett, TN
Sam Murrey – (901) 213-3124

• Fee required (Adult 16yrs. +).
• Hours:
  • Tuesday: 12 p.m.–9 p.m.
  • Thursday: 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
  • Saturday: 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
  • Sunday: 1 p.m.–6 p.m.
• Check website for scheduled holiday closures.
• All guns must be cased when not in use. Shotguns prohibited.

Wolf River (Tier 1)*

(901) 878-0855

• Shooting range open for rifle sight-in during the entire month of October.
• GPS coordinates N 35.0026.63 W89.1759.93

Region II

Cheatham WMA (Tier 1)*

1299 Headquarters Rd., Ashland City, TN 37015
Mark Vance – (615) 203-4688

• Adult (16 yrs.+): Permit or valid hunting license required.
• Hours:
  • Daily: Open from 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Field points only for archery.
• Automatic firearms prohibited.

Montgomery County Shooting Complex

4201 Southside Road, Southside, TN 37171
(931) 387-3456. www.shoottn.com

• Permits must be purchased at range office prior to entry to range.
• Hours:
  • Friday - Sunday: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Closed Monday–Thursday.

Stones River Hunter Education Center (Tier 2)

2618 Hobson Pike, Antioch, TN.
Open Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Call (615) 770-3900 for times.

• Fee required (Adult 16yrs. +).
• Hours:
  • April–Oct.: Fri.–Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun. 1–6 p.m.
  • Nov.–March: Fri.–Sat. 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Sun. 1–4:30 p.m.
• Check website for scheduled holiday closures
• Shotguns prohibited

Yanahli (Tier 1)

1780 New Lewisburg Highway, Columbia, TN, 38401
(931) 840-4042

• Fee required. Adult (16 yrs.+): Permit or a valid hunting license.
• Hours:
  • Oct. 1–Dec. 31.: Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 12 p.m.–5 p.m.
  • Jan.–Sept.: Closed.
• Automatic firearms prohibited.

Region III

Catoosa WMA Genesis Checking Station (Tier 1)*

10318 Genesis Raod, Crossville, TN 38571
Don Chance – (931) 456-2479

• Open daily except closed during deer archery hunts and turkey hunts. Daylight hours only.
• Adult (16 yrs.+): A Permit or valid hunting license required.

Catoosa WMA Peavine Campground (Tier1)*

Crossville, TN
Don Chance – (931) 456-2479

• Fee required. Adult (16 yrs.+): Permit or a valid hunting license.
• Open:
  • April 1–Jan. 31, except closed during deer archery hunts and turkey hunts. Daylight hours only.

Prentice Cooper WMA (Tier 1)*

Chattanooga, TN 37405, Marion County
Marty Griffith – (423) 658-0298

• Rifles and handguns only. No shotguns.
• Adult (16 yrs.+): A Permit or valid hunting license required.
• Open:
  • Open Thursday, Friday and Saturday only, daylight hours only. Closed during WMA Big Game hunts.

South Cherokee WMA (Spring Creek Range, ) [No TWRA Permit]

560-768 Spring Creek Road, Reliance, TN
(423) 338-3300

• U.S. Forest Service Fee ($3 per vehicle) required, Annual pass available. Open daylight hours. Closed on Tuesday.

Region IV

John Sevier Hunter Education Center (Tier 2)

2327 Rifle Range Road, Knoxville, TN
Chad Gann – (865) 594-6279

• Fee required. Adult (16 yrs.+).
• Hours: Closed 1st full weekend of each month.
  • Rifle/pistol/Archery ranges open: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday: 1 p.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Shotgun ranges open: Saturday and Sunday 1 p.m.–5 p.m.

Chuck Swan WMA (Tier 1)*

3350 Sharps Chapel Road, Sharps Chapel, TN 37866
Dustin McCubbins – (865) 278-3248

• Closed during big game hunts.
• Range open Thursday and Friday from noon to sunset and Saturday and Sunday from sunrise to sunset.
• No buckshot allowed on range.
• A Permit or valid hunting license required.

North Cumberland WMA (Tier 1)*

Flatwoods Road, Pioneer, TN 37847
Area manager – (423) 566-8557.

• A Permit or valid hunting license required.

North Cherokee WMA [No TWRA Fee]

(423) 735-1500

• US Forest Service Fee ($2 per vehicle) required and/or annual pass. Open daylight hours only.

Jacobs Creek [No TWRA Fee]

Denton Valley Road, Sullivan Co.

Pond Mountain [No TWRA Fee]

Hwy. 321, Carter Co.

Scioto [No TWRA Fee]

Scioto Road, Unicoi Co.

Bubbling Springs [No TWRA Fee]

Hwy. 107, Cocke Co. (423) 638-4109