El Dorado Archery Range

Came here a couple of times with my husband. This is such a great park and I love that the archery range is so large. Unless there is a huge competition going you should be able to get an open target. Great mix of friendly people. Parking does cost though. You can have a picnic here, walk, bike, bring your dog to the dog park as well. Restroom is close to the shooting range and isn’t too bad for a park restroom.

Very nice place to shoot. Everyone is friendly and the environment is relaxed. Roughly 20 lanes and there was maybe 10 people here. I will be back soon. It was $ 5 parking. Other than that, it was free to shoot…

I came here with a friend to try my hand at shooting a bow and arrow. This range is visible off the street and connected to El Dorado Park. There is a parking fee that varies in price depending on what day you decide to go. But, if you want to get in without having to pay for parking, all you have to do is park in the adjacent neighborhood.
You will need to bring your own target so you can attach it to the hay bale. I suppose that would be the perfect time to blow up a photo of your frenemy or whatever you choose to bring.
I would suggest you gauge the ability of your neighbor before you decide to retrieve your arrows. Safety first.
In my case, I made sure I placed myself towards the outer portion of the field to avoid having an accidental arrow in someone’s ass or back.
The field is a little uneven due to the gophers so just be aware of where you’re stepping. I did ok for my 1^st time.

Awesome! Didn’t know there was an archery place here. FUN FACT: This used to be the training place for Archery for the Olympics.
The safety class was excellent (informative & thorough). A lot of great advice and tips provided by the instructors (Angela and Jules when I was there). The class is also a requirement before starting the beginner class. Get there early, or you will be on the waiting list (1^st come, 1^st serve). The first half of the safety class is rules and protocol, 2^nd half is practice shooting. And don’t forget to put on sunblock; you’re exposed to the sun most of the time!
OFFERED ON SATURDAYS. $ 7 for parking, and $ 5 equipment rental.

It costs from $ 5 — $ 8 to enter the park, depending on the day of the week. The archery is included in the entrance fee. Just remember to bring cash.
If you have your own equipment you don’t need to take a class before shooting, but they are available.
I have never seen staff around, you just walk up and shoot. There are no clearly defined lanes and people shoot at random. This makes me a little nervous to pull my arrows while others are still shooting but everyone else seems unbothered by this.
There is a lot of space and because there are no lanes, you can choose your shooting distance. The hay bales are getting old, could use replacing. There are a lot of bugs flying around he field as well.
For the price, this is a decent place to go, but there are better outdoor ranges in the area with free parking.

Been here a few times. The lanes are from 0 – 120 yards, EVERYONE is extremely polite and friendly, and the fee is 6 bucks for a day pass. I’m not sure what the annual pass is, but i cant imagine its too expensive considering. There is no time limit, no lines to wait in, and and no one person standing over your shoulder watching your every movement.
I was there for a few hours, brought a cooler, a chair and a stand. Take your time, enjoy your time and be fast and accurate.

This is in Long Beach, CA. The only negative is that they didn’t have adequate or functioning restrooms.

The archery range at El Dorado is alright. There are plenty of hay bales and space between them. Although, I wouldn’t collect my arrows if the person right next to me was still shooting. There isn’t quite that much space.
The park entry fee per vehicle is $ 5 on weekdays, $ 7 on weekends, $ 8 on holidays. Annual passes are available.
The downside to the park is that people leave quite a bit of trash. The hay is past due and the baling metal should have been removed so it doesn’t damage the arrow tips or slice fingers of guests trying to remove it. The field is also majorly buggy. I recommend repellent so you aren’t distracted by flies.
Overall, it’s a nice outdoor range, but it has its annoyances.

This is my favorite place to shoot. You just can’t beat shooting outdoors. Unlike indoor ranges which have shooting lanes very closer together, the El Dorado Archery Range is in an open field and there’s a lot of space in between the hay bale targets. As a beginner, I get nervous shooting indoors in close proximity with advanced archers. With so much lane space to yourself at El Dorado, it feels more relaxed and everyone shoots at their own pace. The people here are all very friendly, and everyone helps each other. There’s been a few times when somebody came up to me and offered me tips or suggestions to improve my shooting. On my last visit, I was sitting in my car and saw someone trying to string their bow without a stringer. They lost their grip and the bow snapped back but luckily missed the poor fellow. Immediately, two men (weekend regulars) took action and went to his aid. I thought they were just hanging around in the parking lot, but noooo, they were actually shooting from back there.
Classes — I wasn’t there early enough to sign up for a spot. I got there 2 hours before the safety class (11:45 AM), but the spots were already full. The signup sheets for all the classes are posted at 9:00 AM. Get there early!
Parking — $ 5.00 on weekdays, and $ 7.00 on weekends. $ 55.00 for an annual pass. Annual passes can be purchased at the Nature Center across the street, or at their admin office on Studebaker.

El Dorado Archers (Club)
The El Dorado Archers meet up every Saturday morning to shoot together. They’re a great group of people that run this club, and I have a great time shooting with them every weekend. They run safety classes at noon, which all first time shooters must take before they’re allowed to join the beginning and intermediate classes. Please arrive early to wait in line to reserve your spot for the safety class. I would recommend waiting starting as early as 8:30. These spots fill up quick.
Advanced classes start at 9:00AM, and intermediate and beginners shoot afterwards.
Things are going to be done a little differently going forward, and I wanted to give Unilocalers a heads up on what’s changing regarding the club.
Effective in October, individual archers will pay an annual fee of $ 48 to shoot with the club on Saturdays, while families are covered with $ 72. This covers the cost of replacing target butt centers and maintaining the target frames. Club members will be allowed to shoot on the field and to be able to participate in the JOAD/​Adult qualifiers. (People who shoot a certain score at a certain distance are able to purchase medals to hang on their quivers to signify that achievement.) Qualifiers take place on the first Saturday of every month, unless there is a tournament scheduled to take place. Please refer to the El Dorado Club website for their schedule. (
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Students will be shooting at the range. Equipment rental fees will be $ 5 per session going forward, to cover the cost of maintaining aging equipment. Hopefully with the amount of students the club gets, they can start replacing the parts on the bows.
The coaches at this club are great. Aletha Donathan, who is the head of this club, is a Level IV coach, one of the select few in the United States. We also have other coaches who can teach you how to shoot Traditional, Barebow, or NTS (National Traning System).
Parking is $ 7 during the weekends, and annual parking passes are available at the Nature Center across the street for $ 50 a year. If you buy a parking pass, and present it to the person at the nature center, they will only charge you $ 43 for the parking pass, since you’ve already paid $ 7 for that day. Sunblock is also a good idea. I forgot that standing in the sun for a couple of hours will burn me pretty good.
If you’re local to the ⁵⁶²⁄₇₁₄ areas, don’t mind getting up a little earlier in the morning, and are curious about shooting, please stop by and take one of the safety classes. You might get hooked :)
Remember to come early to save your spot! If you see me (I’m usually in a long sleeved black shirt, khaki pants, and desert boots, come say hi!).

Hunger Games Training Site… not really!!!
Located in El Dorado Park, is the Archery Range… the place where they had the Olympics back in the ‘80s. It is free to use the range, you just have to pay for the entrance fee to get into the park.
They have Hay Bails to stick your targets on, but some are a little thin so your going to want to bring some foam tiles. There are around 20 target ranges, that allow you to shot from 5 to 90 meters.
They also offer archery safety lessons on Saturdays at 11:30 if you want to learn about the sport.

Visible from Spring Street, I had seen this archery range numerous times but never really realized it was there until a friend and fellow Unilocaler, Brenna took us here for some archery practice. It had been nearly 20 years since I had held a bow and arrow, so I use the word ‘practice’ pretty loosely. Since I knew I wouldn’t be any good, I was just here for the fun of it.
There are about a dozen or so target butts (big bales of hay you put your target on). There is a decent amount of space between each of them, but given my lack of skill, I was still a little concerned with my aiming ability. Luckily there weren’t a lot of people there and the ones who were had no problem with their aim. We saw some pretty hardcore people here with super professional equipment. They have competitions here on some Saturdays, but luckily for us, it was just target practice while we were there.
The El Dorado Archers offer free (non-​competition) Saturday morning classes (including use of their equipment; donations accepted). The minimum age is 8, so if you want your kids to learn how to shoot arrows at you, umm… I mean at hay, take them here!
El Dorado Park vehicle entry fees are: $ 5 Monday through Friday; $ 7 Saturday and Sunday; and $ 8 on Holidays. The parking lot is pretty good sized and is right along the range, so you don’t have to wander through the park to find it. Restrooms are close by, but they are your typical park restrooms, so bring some hand sanitizer with you.
Oh yeah, regarding my aim… it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be! I even managed to hit the target a few times! Although not quite the middle of it!