GRAYLING, Mich. – There will be small arms ranges scheduled for this week. Residents will hear gun fire and small explosions in and around our Small Arms Ranges located north of Howe Road, east of the gas pipeline, south of Portage Creek and west of Lake Margrethe A little further north at Camp Grayling’s Multi-Purpose Range Complex also known as the Range 30 complex, located north of North Down River Road, east of Jones Lake Road, south of County Road 612 and west of Bald Hill Truck Trail we will have units on these ranges.
Roads and trails west of Wakeley Bridge road, to include; Bucks East-West Truck Trail from Jones Lake Road to Wakeley Bridge Road, Ketchum truck Trail from Bucks East-West to North Down River Road, and Stephen Bridge Road from County Road 612 to North Down River Road will be closed to civilian traffic while units are training. Please respect all closed gates and do not enter these areas for your safety. The gates may be open the first part of the week, but as Units move out to the field, the gates could be closed.
A gate that was open one day, may be closed the next day, so please if you come up to a closed gate, please do not enter and confirm with us before you travel around any closed off training area. Camp Grayling’s Range 40 Complex, also known as the Air to Ground range, which is located north of County Road 612, east of Guthrie Lake, south of Old State Road 618 and west of County Road F97 (Twin Bridge Road) will be active during this timeframe.
The A-10 ground attack aircraft and field artillery will be utilizing the ranges and airspace in and around the 40 complex. Residents may see and hear low flying aircraft and explosions from Monday August 10th until Sunday August 16th. We are in the middle of our training season. A majority of the large scale exercises will be conducted from May 27th until August 23rd residents and business can expect an increase in personnel and activities in the area.
For the most current information on the CERCLA PFAS Investigation, visit the brand new Camp Grayling Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Homepage: https://libguides.kirtland.edu/grayling_pfas.
