The Cameo Shooting and Education Complex is a public shooting and archery range near Palisade, Colorado owned and managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). The complex is listed as one of Colorado's 43 state parks in CPW's 2023 publication Your guide to Colorado's state parks.[2] The complex hosts shooting and archery competitions.
| Cameo Shooting and Education Complex | |
|---|---|
  Location of the Cameo Shooting and Education Complex in Colorado | |
| Location | Colorado, United States |
| Nearest city | Grand Junction |
| Coordinates | 39°9′9″N 108°19′22″W / 39.15250°N 108.32278°W |
| Elevation | 4,787 feet (1,459 meters)[1] |
| Established | 2018 |
| Named for | Cameo, Colorado |
| Governing body | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
| Website | cpw |
Facilities edit
The facilities include multiple 50-to-200-yard (46-to-183-meter) ranges for firearms and bows and arrows, shooting bays, an action shooting pavilion, 10-to-65-yard (9.1-to-59.4-meter) archery bays, picnic grounds, long-range precision steel targets that go out to 2,000 yards (1,800 meters), and two sporting clay courses.[3]
History edit
The complex was first opened in August 2018 with support from the State of Colorado, the town of Palisade, and others. The land the complex occupies formerly housed a coal mine and a coal-fired power plant, both of which were decommissioned early in the 21st century.[4][5]
The complex takes its name from the extinct town of Cameo, Colorado which was located at the site.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Cameo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ Colorado Parks and Wildlife (2023). "Your guide to Colorado's state parks" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. n.d. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ^ "History". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.