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Is target shooting allowed in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest right now?
Open Generally yes, with rules
No forest-wide fire restrictions reported (Utah Fire Info restrictions layer).
No forest-wide fire restrictions reported (Utah Fire Info restrictions layer).
Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 3:37 PM MT
Official source: Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest →
Verify before you go. Fire restrictions and closures can change daily. Confirm with the managing agency and follow posted signs. This page is not legal advice.
Status signals we checked
- Utah Fire Info restrictions layer: no fire restrictions
Mapped ranges, closures and restriction zones
| Name | Type | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobble Creek Canyon dispersed shooting (Springville) | Designated / dispersed shooting area | Open | Popular dispersed shooting spot on the Right Fork Hobble Creek Canyon Road (Google Maps: 'Shooting Range Springville', plus code 5HP2+P7), on Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest land, Spanish Fork Ranger District. Target shooting is allowed on the forest unless an order restricts it, and the district has called shooting in Hobble Creek Canyon a legitimate use as long as shooters clean up; no Hobble Creek shooting closure is listed on the forest alerts page. Seasonal: the Forest Service gates the Right Fork road at Balsam Campground and a lower Hobble Creek gate for winter, with dates set by snow (typically November), shown on the forest road-conditions page; locals report this area usually closes in late October, so check before you go. Shoot 150+ yards from the road, campgrounds and trails. Forest-wide order 04-19-22-535 bans shooting at anything that shatters or explodes (glass bottles, TVs, propane tanks, Tannerite). (Pin is at the Google Maps place 'Shooting Range Springville' (plus code 5HP2+P7). Entry verified 2026-10-18.) Forest road conditions this refresh: Right Fork Hobble Creek to Balsam CG gate: Open; Right Fork Hobble Creek to Springville Crossing over Timber Mnt: Open; Pole Haven lower to Winter Trailhead (Hobble Creek): Open; Left Fork Hobble Creek to Halls Fork: Open. source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Around certain lakes/reservoirs in high Uintas) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-26-724 in effect since 2026-05-05 (standing order). Area: All Forest Service System lands within the High Uinta’s Wilderness for a distance of ¼ mile around certain lakes and reservoirs within the Roosevelt-Duchesne Ranger Districts on the Ashley National Forest and the Evanston and Mt. View Ranger Districts, Heber-Kamas Ranger District on the Uinta-Wasatc source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Davis Co. Bonneville Shoreline Bench) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-109 in effect since 2026-04-01 (recurring order). Area: All National Forest System lands located along the Wasatch Front foothills within Davis County that are on or below the 5,200 foot elevation (the approximate "high water" mark or "bench" of the old Lake Bonneville Shoreline, or within½ mile of any residential structure on or east of that bench, betw source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Logan RD: Green/Logan Cyn) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-82 in effect since 1997-07-07 (standing order). Area: From the intersection of the Green Canyon Road (050) and the Forest Boundary SE to the Peak in the SEl/4 of Sec. 19, T.12N., R.2E., then southwest along the ridge for about 1 1/2 miles through Sec. 30, T.12N., R.2E., and Sec. 25, T.12N., R.lE., to the intersection of the Logan Canyon Highway and the source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Logan RD: Tony Grove Area) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-158 in effect since 2008-10-07 (standing order). Area: All the National Forest Lands in the E1/2 of Sec. 6, the NE1/4 of Sec. 7, the N1/2 of Sec. 8, and all of Sec. 5, T.13N., R3E., Salt Lake base and Meridian (this is an area around Tony Grove in the Logan Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest) source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Mill Creek, Little/Big Cottonwood, Emigration, & Parleys Cyns) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-26 in effect since 1997-07-11 (standing order). Area: Within 1/2 mile of all roads in Mill Creek Canyon; and 1/2 mile of all roads in the Salt Lake County Watershed in Little Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood, Emigration and Parleys Canyons, including Lamb's Canyon. source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Mt. Olympus, Twin Peaks, Lone Peak, & Deseret Peak Wildernesses) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-32 in effect since 1997-05-22 (standing order). Area: Within the boundaries of the Mt. Olympus, Twin Peaks, Lone Peak, and Deseret Peak Wilderness on the Wasatch-Cache National Forests source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Mt. Timpanogos Wilderness & part of Lone Peak Wilderness) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-18-96-06 in effect since 1996-02-28 (standing order). Area: The Mt. Timpanogos Wilderness Area and the Silver Lake Basin of the Lone Peak Wilderness Area source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Ogden RD: Indian Trail & Coldwater Trailhead) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-48 in effect since 1997-04-02 (standing order). Area: The area commonly known as the Indian Trail and Coldwater Trailhead located adjacent to and beginning at about mile post ten, Utah State Road 39, Ogden Canyon and then commencing in a south and west direction along the Indian Trail. The Trail head is located at Township 6 North, Range 1 West, the No source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Ogden RD: Weber Co Wasatch Foothills) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-362 in effect since 2026-06-01. Area: All National Forest System Lands located along the Wasatch Front foothills within Weber County that are on or below the 5,200 foot elevation or within½ mile of any structure on the east bench in Weber County located in Township 4 No1ih, Range 1 West, Section 1; Township 5 North, Range 1 West, Sectio source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Pineview Reservoir) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-525 in effect since 2022-06-30 (standing order). Area: All National Forest System lands within the vicinity of Pineview Reservoir, including the entire shoreline, beaches, developed campgrounds/recreation areas and water surface located in Township 7 North, Range 1 East, Sections 34 and 36; Township 6 North, Range 1 East, Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 1 source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Pleasant Grove RD: American Fork Canyon & Alpine Loop) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-463 in effect since 2022-06-30 (standing order). Area: ¼ of a mile on each side of the center line of State Route 92 American Fork Canyon from the forest boundary at the mouth of American Fork Canyon to Granite Flat campground. ¼ mile on each side of State Route 92 Alpine Scenic Loop from the junction of the North Fork road (Forest Service road #144) ea source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Pleasant Grove RD: Rock Canyon Area) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-26-729 in effect since 2026-06-15 (standing order). Area: The National Forest System Area in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Pleasant Grove RD: Silver Lake Flat Area) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-521 in effect since 2022-06-27 (standing order). Area: Silver Lake Flat Road (Forest Service Road #008) from the junction with the Granite Flat Road to its terminus at the upper end of Silver Lake Flat Reservoir, including the Silver Lake Summer Home Access Road (Forest Service Road #009). Township 4 South, Range 3 East, Sections 6 and 7; Township 3 Sou source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Salt Lake RD: Farmington/Ward Cyn Rds) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-452 in effect since 2026-04-01 (recurring order). Area: From the beginning of the Farmington Canyon road (Forest Service road #007) and 200 yards (600 feet) on both sides of the road going east to the pull out at the administratively closed Sunset campground, located in Township 3 North, Range 1 East, Sections 7, 8, 9, 16, 17 and 18 all within the Salt L source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Salt Lake RD: Ferguson Cyn) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-44 in effect since 1997-05-22 (standing order). Area: Lower Ferguson Canyon drainage and adjacent National Forest lands source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (Tibble Fork Reservoir) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-519 in effect since 2022-06-22 (standing order). Area: Tibble Fork Reservoir area located in Township 4 South, Range 3 East, Sections 7 and 8 all within the Salt Lake Base Meridian source |
| Forest Service (USFS) - Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF (portions of Kamas RD) | Fire restriction zone | Restricted | Campfire/fire special order 04-19-116 in effect since 1999-11-30 (standing order). Area: Portions of the Kamas Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache National Forest source |
| Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest (forest-wide fire restriction status) | Fire restriction zone | Open | No forest-wide fire restrictions reported (Utah Fire Info restrictions layer). source |
Shooting-related orders and alerts
- Explosives and Exploding Target Order 04-2021-02: This order prohibits the use of explosives and exploding targets on National Forest System lands within the Intermountain Region.
- Prohibited Targets: Discharging a firearm, air rifle, gas gun or any other implement capable of taking human life, causing injury, or damaging any property on or within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests System Land
- Shooting in the Foothills between Ward and Farmington Canyon Roads: The following act of discharging a firearm is prohibited on all areas described below and as shown on the map. All lands affected are located on the Salt Lake Ranger District, Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
- White Pine Area Firearms and Bicycle Restriction: Using bicycles or motorized vehicles on Crimson, Limber Pine, Riverside or Tony Grove Nature trails is prohibited. Using Motorized vehicles on Jardine Trail is prohibited.Discharging firearms of any kind or causing damage or injury to people or property in or within 150 yards if White Pine Lake is…
- Green Canyon Shooting/Firearms Closure: Forest Order outlining shooting/firearms closure in Green Canyon-Logan Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
- Logan/Green Canyon Campfire and Firearms Closure: Forest Order outlining Logan Canyon and Green Canyon campfire and Firearms Closures-Logan Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
- North Ogden Firearms Order: Discharging any type of firearm, air rifle or gas gun within 100 yards in any direction of the Weber County Road commonly known as the North Ogden Divide Road is prohibited.
- Pleasant Grove Ranger District Camping, Motor Vehicle Use and Shooting: The following rules apply year-round in the Uinta National Forest, Pleasant Grove Ranger District:Prohibited Activities:Camping outside developed campgrounds.Driving motor vehicles off forest roads.Shooting guns, air rifles, or gas guns except during hunting season.Where:200 feet on each side of…
General rules
- Target shooting is allowed on national forests unless an area is closed or restricted by order.
- No shooting within 150 yards of a residence, building, campsite, developed recreation area or occupied area.
- No shooting across or on a forest road or body of water, or into caves.
- No tracer or incendiary ammunition. Exploding targets are restricted or prohibited on many forests.
- Use a safe backstop, don't attach targets to trees or structures, and pack out all targets, cans, bottles and brass.
Notes
- Forest-wide order 04-19-22-535 (through July 22, 2032): no shooting at targets that shatter, fragment, ignite or explode, such as Tannerite, glass bottles, TVs, computers or propane tanks. https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/uinta-wasatch-cache/alerts/prohibited-targets
- Exploding targets and explosives are banned on all Intermountain Region national forests (order 04-2021-02).
- Some areas are closed to shooting by local orders (e.g. Green/Logan Canyon, North Ogden Divide, Ward-Farmington foothills, Pleasant Grove RD rules); see the alerts listed above.
- Spanish Fork Ranger District (Hobble Creek, Diamond Fork, Spanish Fork Canyon): (801) 798-3571.
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