National Parks
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Coronado National Memorial Geezer Rock natural landmark Grand Canyon National Park Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Petrified Forest National Park Saguaro National Park

National Park Service
No shooting allowed on or in National Parks
     As of 1999 the national park system comprises 379 areas in nearly every state and U.S. possession. In addition to managing these parks—as diverse and far-flung as Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Statue of Liberty National Monument—the Park Service supports the preservation of natural and historic places and promotes outdoor recreation outside the system through a range of grant and technical assistance programs. Major emphasis is placed on cooperation and partnerships with other government bodies, foundations, corporations, and other private parties to protect the parks and other significant properties and advance Park Service programs.

    Public opinion surveys have consistently rated the National Park Service among the most popular federal agencies. The high regard in which the national parks and their custodians are held augurs well for philanthropic, corporate, and volunteer support, present from the beginnings of the national park movement but never more vital to its prosperity.

National Forests
Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests Coconino National Forest Coronado National Forest Kaibab National Forest Madera Canyon Recreation Area Prescott National Forest Tonto National Forest

USDA Forest Service

Shooting is allowed on National Forest System Land providing,

• It does not create a public hazard or serve as a direct threat to public safety.
• It does not damage or destroy natural features such as plants, historic features or property.
• It does not create litter; refuse accumulation and abandoned personal property.
• It does not violate an existing restriction or closure.

Regulations for shooting on the National Forest come from Code of Federal Regulations

36 CFR 261.10

d. Discharging a firearm or any other implement capable of taking human life, causing injury, or damaging property as follows:

    Established in 1905, the Forest Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands.

     Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, summed up the mission of the Forest Service— "to provide the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the long run."

     National forests and grasslands encompass 191 million acres (77.3 million hectares) of land, which is an area equivalent to the size of Texas.

Arizona Wildlife Areas

Upper Verde River Wildlife Area Alamo Lake Wildlife Area Arlington Wildlife Area Arroyo-Camino Interpretive Garden Base and Meridian (B&M) Wildlife Area Bog Hole Wildlife Area Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Chevelon Canyon Wildlife Area Cluff Ranch Wildlife Area Colorado River Nature Center Enders Wildlife Area - Becker Lake Grasslands Wildlife Area Gray Hawk Nature Center Luna Lake Wildlife Area May Memorial Wildlife Area Mittry Lake Wildlife Area Page Springs Fish Hatchery Powers Butte Wildlife Area Quigley Wildlife Area Raymond Ranch Wildlife Area Robbins Butte Wildlife Area San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge Sipe White Mountain Wildlife Area Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery Wenima Wildlife Area Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area Willcox Playa Wildlife Area

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The Mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people

Arizona Lakes

A-1 Lake Ackre Lake Alamo Lake Apache Lake Ashurst Lake Bartlett Lake Becker Lake Big Lake Black Canyon Lake Bog Tank Bootleg Lake Canyon Lake Chevelon Canyon Lake Cluff Pond Concho Lake Crescent Lake Dankworth Pond Fool Hollow Lake Hawley Lake Horseshoe Cienega Horseshoe Lake Hulsey Lake Kinnikinick Lake Lake Arivaca Lake Havasu Lake Mary (Lower) Lake Mary (Upper) Lake Mead Lake Pleasant Lake Powell Lee Valley Lake Luna Lake Lyman Lake Marshall Lake Martinez Lake Mittry Lake Mormon Lake Nelson Reservoir Parker Canyon Lake Patagonia Lake Pena Blanca Lake Rainbow Lake Rigg's Flat Lake Roosevelt Lake Roper Lake Rose Canyon Lake Saguaro Lake San Carlos Lake Show Low Lake Stoneman Lake Sunrise Lake Tempe Town Lake Tunnel Reservoir

Arizona Game & Fish

Target shooting or any other type of shooting not related to hunting is not permitted on lands managed by the State of Arizona. Hunting information is available online at www.gf.state.az.us.

    The Arizona Game and Fish Department Mission is to conserve, enhance, and restore Arizona's diverse wildlife resources and habitats through aggressive protection and management programs, and to provide wildlife resources and safe watercraft and off-highway vehicle recreation for the enjoyment, appreciation, and use by present and future generations.