Where to shoot near San Diego?
I’ve been to a few ranges in San Diego now, but I’d really like to get out in the open with no restrictions somewhere. I tried Pink Gate, but it seems it is closed all summer for fire hazards, along with all of the BLM land in San Diego County. I take it, then, that I need to go all the way to Imperial County to shoot legally.
I looked at a map of BLM land and it seems that there is plenty of it in Imperial County, but I can’t seem to find information anywhere on where it is legal to shoot. I know of the Split Mountain and Ocotillo spots, but I’ve heard those get overcrowded and dangerous. So my first thought is that I will just drive out there on the 8 and find some spot to walk out into the desert on BLM land with a safe backstop. I’m only shooting a pistol, so I’m not too concerned about distance.
Is this a reasonable (and legal) plan? Any fellow San Diegans have recommendations for me?