Turpin Outdoor Education Center

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Join us for the 2026 Outdoor Field & 3D Archery League starting April 30! Each week brings a new round to keep things fresh and challenging. Grab your gear, bring some friends, and enjoy the course with us.

Register here:
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/ngpc/activity/search/detail/3192?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

The Turpin Outdoor Education Center will be closed on Sunday, April 5, 2026.

We look forward to welcoming you back during regular hours, Monday April 6, as we continue connecting people to the outdoors.

Please note: The Outdoor Archery Range remains open daily from sunrise to sunset.

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Attention: The fi****ms range will be closed Tuesday, March 31 through Thursday, April 2. Regular range hours will resume on Friday, April 3.

Archery ranges will remain open during normal hours.

Thank you for your understanding!

The Turpin Outdoor Education Center will be closed on Saturday, March 21st for staff to support the Nebraska NASP State Championship at the Sandhills Global Event Center.

We encourage you to support all your local Nebraska archers and the National Archery in the Schools Program during this exciting event!

Please note that the outdoor archery range and field course will remain open as usual from sunrise to sunset.

Regular hours will resume on Sunday March 22nd for both Indoor Archery and Fi****ms ranges.

Thank you for your understanding and see you on the range!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Salt Flats Shoot at the Turpin Outdoor Education Center on Saturday! It was great to see the range full of focus, flying arrows, and plenty of fun from archers throughout the day!

Competitors started with a 45-arrow ranking round, setting the stage for the excitement of the Shoot Off, where the top archers in each category battled it out for the final placements.

Scores for this event are available here:
https://www.betweenends.com/tournament/3457/event/6010

Thanks again to everyone who came out and made it such an enjoyable day of archery. We appreciate the great sportsmanship and energy you brought to the competition. We look forward to seeing you on the range again soon!

📷: Jenny

Don’t forget to register for the 2026 Salt Flats Shoot on March 14, 2026 at the Turpin Outdoor Education Center!

Spots are limited, so be sure to sign up early. Walk-in registration may be available the day of the event if space remains.

You can pre-register and find more event information here. We look forward to seeing you out at the range!
https://calendar.outdoornebraska.gov/event/the-salt-flats-shoot-2026/

The archery world was buzzing this weekend, and we have some exciting things to celebrate!

First, a huge congratulations to Olivia for an incredible performance at the NFAA Indoor Nationals in Tennessee! She not only finished 2nd overall in the women's recurve division, but also claimed the title of Collegiate Champion while shooting personal best scores. That kind of performance doesn’t just happen by accident. It’s the result of focus, dedication, and countless arrows downrange. Well done, Olivia!

Back here in Nebraska, we wrapped up another USA Archery Indoor Pin Shoot and it was another great day on the range. Archers stepped up to test their skills, and 18 achievement pins were awarded to those who hit their next milestone. Each pin marks your progress with the goal of doing their best!

One of our archers enjoys the sport so much that they even took a scientific approach at Dewey’s school science fair - experimenting with equipment and technique to discover what sends their arrows flying the truest. When archery meets curiosity, the results speak for themselves.

Great job to everyone who participated this weekend. The energy and dedication on the line were fantastic to see.

We hope to see you back on the range this Saturday March 14th for the Salt Flats Shoot, at the Turpin Outdoor Education Center!

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Here are some snapshots from this morning’s NRA Air Pistol Sectional Match at the Turpin Outdoor Education Center’s firearm range!

These matches are conducted under International Style Rules, often recognized as Olympic style competition. For many of these athletes, this format is a favorite. It is pure focus, discipline, and mental endurance wrapped into 60 recorded shots within a 1 hour and 30 minute time limit.

In addition, a .22 Standard Pistol match was held, featuring another 60 recorded shots divided into three timed stages. While the rhythm of each match differs, the heartbeat remains the same: steady nerves and controlled breathing brings precision on paper.

Shooting sports offer a lifelong enjoyment, a measurable way to track personal growth, and a community built on safety, encouragement and respect. Each day we come to the range, we bring focus, discipline, and a commitment to doing things the right way - and having fun at the same time!

Turpin Outdoor Education Center will be closing at 5:00pm this evening 2/19/26 due to inclement weather.

Classes and Leagues will not be held tonight.

Please drive safe and stay warm this evening!