About the Sidney Shooting Park

The Sidney Shooting Park was established early in 2005 as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the establishment of a shooting sports facility near Sidney, Nebraska and the promotion of shooting sports in the greater southwest Panhandle area. Following approval by the Sidney City Council to lease SSP land north of the city landfill, work immediately began on a sporting clays range and the first sanctioned clays shoot was held on April 30, 2005. Shortly thereafter a 10-week sporting clays league was arranged and shoots were held once or twice weekly during the summer.

Plans for a trap range were approved late spring of 2005 and earth-moving work for what will be the largest trap facility in the Panhandle region got underway in the fall.

In June the SSP Board approved construction of an archery venue at Sidney Shooting Park. The archery range opened in August and SSP held its first 3-D archery tournament in early September.

Work continues on the development of the trap facility and the SSP board is also engaged in ongoing research into locations for rifle and handgun shooting facilities.

The Sidney Shooting Park is supported by an advisory committee and numerous volunteers that have donated time, money and resources to bring this facility into existence.