Welcome to Cohutta Pines

Thank you for your interest in being hosted at Cohutta Pines.

Cohutta Pines was built with intention as a professional training destination focused on practical, realistic firearms and personal protection training for private citizens, instructors, and responsibly armed professionals. Our goal is to provide a safe, welcoming, and professional environment where instructors can focus on delivering meaningful training while students enjoy a positive and organized experience.

We value professionalism, safety, preparedness, and hospitality. While we host a wide variety of instructors and training styles, Cohutta Pines is intentionally family-friendly, apolitical, and focused on practical skill development rather than theatrics or performative “tactical” culture.

We believe successful hosted events are partnerships. This guide is designed to help instructors understand what Cohutta Pines offers, what we expect from hosted instructors, and how we can work together to create a successful event for everyone involved.

Welcome to Cohutta Pines — Your Training Destination.

About Cohutta Pines

• Multiple outdoor shooting bays
• Climate-controlled event center
• Covered firing lines
• Parking areas near both the ranges and event center
• Camping access
• Movable props and training equipment
• Flexible training configurations

Range Bays:
• Bay 1 – 8 shooting lanes, 15 yards
• Bay 3 – 8 shooting lanes, 25 yards
• Bay 4 – 10 shooting lanes with flexible configuration options, 100 yards or 20 yards

Event Center Features:
• Climate-controlled classroom space
• Projector and screen
• Tables and chairs
• Flexible classroom configuration
• Restroom access

What Cohutta Pines Provides

• Reserved range bay access
• Event center/classroom access
• Covered firing lines
• Parking access
• Restroom facilities
• Electrical access
• Target stands and backers
• Steel targets
• Barricades and training props
• NRL22 props
• Tables and chairs

Marketing support includes social media promotion, email campaigns, event creation, and local awareness efforts.

Hosted Instructor Expectations

Hosted instructors are expected to maintain professional conduct, prioritize safety, and maintain a respectful learning environment.

Minimum insurance recommendations:
• $1,000,000 per occurrence
• $2,000,000 aggregate

Cohutta Pines must be listed as an additional insured and certificate holder.

All attendees must complete the Cohutta Pines liability waiver.

Course Logistics & Range Policies

• Bays must be assigned in advance
• Setup before class may be accommodated
• Approved targets include paper, cardboard, and approved steel
• NFA items are permitted in compliance with applicable laws

Prohibited ammunition:
• Incendiary ammunition
• Armor piercing ammunition
• Steel core ammunition
• Steel shotgun shot

Low-light training is not permitted.

Classes are expected to clean up brass, trash, and borrowed equipment.

Financial Structure

• $20 per person, per day range fee
• One compensated seat requested for Cohutta Pines staff
• Optional compensated seat for local law enforcement
• Instructors may sell merchandise during their event

Travel & Lodging

Recommended lodging areas include Chatsworth, Dalton, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Benton, and Ocoee.

Closest airports:
• Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Because of the rural location, students and instructors are encouraged to bring lunch and refreshments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Camping is available for tents and RVs.

Students may request temporary visitor access before class.

WiFi is not currently available onsite.

All attendees must complete the Cohutta Pines waiver.