Cameo Shooting and Education Complex

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
Map showing the location of Cameo Shooting and Education Complex
Map showing the location of Cameo Shooting and Education Complex
Location of the Cameo Shooting and Education Complex in Colorado
LocationColorado, United States
Nearest cityGrand Junction
Coordinates39°9′9″N 108°19′22″W
Elevation4,787 feet (1,459 meters)[1]
Established2018
Named forCameo, Colorado
Governing bodyColorado Parks and Wildlife
Websitecpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/pages/cameo-shooting-complex.aspx

Facilities

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

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
  1. "Cameo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  2. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (2023). "Your guide to Colorado's state parks" (PDF). Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  3. "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. n.d. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  4. "Cameo Shooting and Education Complex". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  5. "History". Cameo Shooting and Education Complex. 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
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