Ranger Rod and Gun Club

Ranger Rod & Gun Club operates a multi-sport shooting facility centered around its 62-acre lake in Coplay. A full membership at $80/year gives you access to the rifle range, pistol range, archery course, and fishing lake—basically everything the club offers.

Range Specifications

The rifle range, renovated in 2004, is fully covered with targets from 25 to 100 yards. The pistol range runs 5 to 25 yards with a 25-yard shotgun target. Archery includes block targets from 10 to 40 yards plus 3D animal targets at various distances. Note: .50 cal centerfire rifles and automatics are not permitted—they damage the facility too much.

The lake stretches nearly a mile of shoreline and reaches depths up to 100 feet. Species include trout, largemouth bass, crappie, carp, walleye, channel catfish, sunfish, eels, and elwives. Fishing hours are 6am–1am (boats off water by 1am), or 7am–10pm after November 15.

The club provides 200 boat docks and a boat launch.

• •Full ($80): Fishing, archery, rifle/pistol ranges
• •Range Only ($40): Archery and rifle/pistol ranges
• •Youth ($5–$20 depending on age): All ranges and fishing
• •Social ($20): Clubhouse access only

They close only 3 days per year (opening day of fishing in April and contest weekend in June). The facility runs monthly meetings the first Wednesday at 7pm and actively recruits volunteers. They host an annual Dream Come True Fishing Day for seriously and chronically ill children ages 4–17.

Kitchen & Amenities

On-site kitchen serves Tuesday–Saturday 5–8:30pm, Sunday 12–4:30pm. Take-out by phone: 610-262-3216. Monthly board meetings are open to members.