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Rampart Range
Have stoped by the FS range on Rampart Range road a couple times to test / function fire a new barrel this week. Someone has done an OUTSTANDING job of cleaning the place up.
I didn't see any posts or other heads up concerning a cleanup ; did I miss something?
All concerned deserve a major pat on the back!
last weekend they closed the range down for a cleaning. Glad to hear they did a good job.
Was it cleaned up by some volunteer group that we should have known about?
I've been avoiding that place for years, for the obvious reasons.
My understanding, as mean as it is, is that the county uses inmates to do the cleaning. I do not know who did the cleaning up there, but if the weather is good this weekend i might try to get up there and exercise the 300WM.
Where is this Range?
Rampart Range is just off of Rampart Range Road, the dirt road that runs out of Garden of the Gods (if you come in from the manitou springs end and through the parking lot at balancing rock, it'll be on your left). Good 45-minute drive up into the mountains, but a great view of Pike's.
NAD, best avoided on weekends , much less crowded and more serious shooters on week days. I think I once measured it at just over 7 miles from the turn near balencing rock. Road is quite rough in places.
If you get there early (and by early I mean pre-10 AM) you can usually find a bench and find the good shooters. The idiots tend to show up later in the day, can't be bothered to get up there that early.
I'm coming south on 67 from Deckers into Woodland Park. What's the best way to get to Rampart Range?
I'm told you can hit the back end of Rampart Range Road, however if you're going for Rampart, you may as well just come into Manitou Springs then go up through GOTG. Easier drive for most of it.
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