northland regional sports park

AMENITIES

    Range hours are limited to availability of volunteer staff. 
Contact us. Join our friendly, knowledgeable team!  
CERTIFIED STAFF
RIFLE & PISTOL FACILITY
TRAP, SKEET, 5 - STAND 
MULTI-USE TRAILHEAD

Northland Regional Sports Park

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A bird's eye view

Dedication Ceremony 2019
Bemidji Area Shooting Association
Bemidji Area Shooting Association range building
Bemidji Area Shooters Association
Range Classroom
Rifle sight in day
Youth Firearm Safety
Firearm Safety Field Day
50 Yard Practical Pistol Range
Conceal Carry Class
The Women of BASA - Drop plate practice
Spacious covered firing points at, 50, 100, 200 yards
Bemidji Trap and Skeet club
Comfortable space to accommodate large crowds
Bemidji High School Lumberjack's Trap Team
Bemidji Lumberjack Clay Target League Invitational
PULL!
Both ranges are wheelchair assessable
This shade structure constructed and donated by The Boy Scouts
Multi-Use Trail head parking area
Trails for all seasons
Several Headwaters Shooting Sports Association founders enjoy a proud moment!

HISTORY

The shooting park concept was first discussed in the late 80’s.  In 1991 Dick Neider, Bemidji Trap and Skeet Club, Scott Gesell, MN Deer Hunters Assn.  Vic Koosmann, MN DNR Enforcement and Bob Naylor, Bemidji Trap and Skeet Club formally met and were soon joined by Clarence Erickson, John Ahrens, Mark Cook, Kevin Peterson and Mike Porter to found the Headwaters Shooting Sports Association which evolved into Headwaters Shooting Sports Foundation.  This group discussed a long-term strategy to secure property and funding for the shooting sports park.  
  The idea of a shooting park was supported by BASA, BTSC, Beltrami Co., Belt. Co. Sheriff’s Dept., Bemidji Police, Eckles Township, Paul Bunyan District Voyageurs Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Northern Minn Hunter Education and FAS Instructors Assoc., National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Scholastic Clay Target Program, and Youth Shooting Sports Alliance. In 2016 the Neilson Foundation awarded the project a $600,000. grant over a 5-year period along with the MN DNR Shooting Range Grant Program.
With hard work and tenacity, the project was set in motion and here we are over 25 years later, a dream becomes reality!

New Park Features!

Congratulations to the volunteers who completed work on the 200-yard range and the shelters at the ATV / OHV trail head and the trap and skeet range.  Also completed is the 5 - Stand and sporting clays area. Well Done!
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