HOURS AND FEES

Hours:

Members - The Sidney Shooting Park is open to Members for use during daylight hours, 365 days a year. Members are required to take a 30-minute trap range training class before using the trap fields.  Training classes are normally available on Tuesday nights during Trap League hours or by appointment.

Non-Members - The Park is open to the public Tuesday evenings only when Trap Leagues are being held. 5:30 p.m. - Dusk.

Non-members may also come out and use the Park any time when accompanied by a Member.  

Fees:

Clay Target Fees

(for practice rounds of Trap/Skeet):

  • Member Cost - $5.00 per Round (25 targets)

  • Non-Member Cost - $6.00 per Round (25 targets)

Trap League Fees:

  • $12 per season League Fee (waived for members) and

  • $12 per night for adults ($8 High School and younger) Target Fee for 2 rounds and league prizes.

Archery Range Fee:

  • Non-Member Cost - $5.00 per usage

  • All Members may access and use the Archery Range at no additional cost as a benefit to their membership.

Handgun Range Fee:

  • Non-Member Cost - $5.00 per usage

  • All Members may access and use the Handgun Range at no additional cost as a benefit to their membership.

Directions

 

Location

The Sidney Shooting Park is located in the Sidney Wilderness Area one mile north of Illinois Street (Hwy. 30) on Greenwood Road.

Click here for a printable map

GPS location:

  • Gate/Entrance: N41.16049, W102.95451

  • Clubhouse : N41.16434, W102.96242

 

History of 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 sporting 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.

5 trap fields were built in late 2005.  The 5 trap fields include voice-activated Pat Traps (including 2 wobble traps that oscillate vertically as well as horizontally) and three standard trap machines. This makes the Sidney Shooting Park the finest facility for trap in the Panhandle of Nebraska.  Our fields face to the Northeast so the sun is always in the optimal location and never in the faces of the competitors.

The archery range initially opened in August of 2005. In 2017, the existing Archery range was upgraded to have 11 practice lanes ranging from 20 to 80 yards. A new, one-mile walking course was added to include 14 targets spread out across the natural contour of the area's landscape surrounding the practice lanes. Our facility includes the ability to shoot at 3-D targets as well as blocks and bags.

A skeet field was added in 2014 for the enjoyment of our members and guests. This field also utilizes voice-activated Pat-Trap throwers.

A handgun range was added in 2019 just west of the Clubhouse. Paper and steel targets are provided by SSP - please bring your own ammunition. CCW range qualifications are held on this range.

Three new competition bays were added in 2022. These bays are used for Defensive Pistol and Steel Challenge matches. Members may use the pistol range next to the clubhouse for practice.

Future plans include the addition of a rifle range.  This venues is currently in the construction stage and is not open to the public as yet. 

The Sidney Shooting Park is supported by a Board of Directors and numerous volunteers that have donated time, money, and resources to bring this facility to the Western Panhandle Community.

Thanks to all of our many supporting businesses and individuals in the Sidney area.

 

By-Laws

Click here to view the Sidney Shooting Park By-Laws.

These By-Laws were revised and approved by the Board of Directors on 8-9-2021.

 

Non-Profit Status

The Sidney Shooting Park is a not-for-profit corporation with an IRS designation of 501(c)7.

Business Meetings

The Sidney Shooting Park has a monthly business meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month at 5:30 pm.  This meeting is held at the Clubhouse at the Sidney Shooting Park, weather permitting.  Members and the public are invited.  

 

Board Members

President - Justin Christensen -308.250.1869
Vice President - Jaime Dykman -308.250.2700
Secretary - Lori Foster
Treasurer - Jeff Ellwanger

Members:

  • David Orten

  • Dave Phelps (deceased)

  • Thomas Mitchell

  • Chris Buchholz

  • Jason Juracek

  • Wayne Fischer

  • Jeff Goble

  • Caleb Sweetser