Ben Avery Clay Target Center
About
Ben Avery Clay Target Center is a public shooting range for clay target shooting in North Phoenix, Arizona, USA. It is part of the 667-acre Ben Avery Shooting Facility managed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD). Membership is not required — the range is open to all who wish to participate.
The range offers a wide variety of clay target shooting disciplines: trap, skeet, international skeet, sporting, and five-stand. There are 16 lighted fields with voice-activated machines for trap and skeet. Sporting is represented by four separate courses of varying difficulty, including the 8-station "Executive Quail Course" — an ideal option for beginners. Five-stand is held monthly on the first and third Thursday. One of the fields is adapted for shooters with limited mobility.
The infrastructure includes an air-conditioned clubhouse (OneAZ Credit Union Pavilion), sun shelters, water stations, and RV sites with full hookups. The clubhouse offers shotgun rentals, safety glasses, and ear protection, as well as ammunition sales. The range provides informal instruction and regularly hosts registered competitions. There is also a registration point for visitors to the open archery shooting areas.
Ben Avery Clay Target Center is suitable for both first-time experiences in clay target shooting and preparation for top-level competitions — from basic trap to Olympic bunker and international skeet.