San Francisco Bay Area Archery
Stores and Indoor Ranges
| San Francisco Bay Area Archery Stores and Indoor Ranges | Archery Shop | Indoor Range | Instruction | Bow Rentals | Leagues and JOAD |
| Archery Only
510-795-0460 37300 Cedar Blvd. Suite C, Newark –The only archery store in the East Bay Closed Sundays |
Small shop mostly deals in compound bows
Small selection of arrows for light target bows |
Small range. Rental by whole hour increments only
$10/hr. With equipment rental, $25/hr. |
Available for ages 8 and up | $25/hr. Includes lane rental | Vegas League
Kid’s JOAD Adult Achievement |
| Fat Shafts Archery
707-745-0447 3001 Bayshore Rd #9 |
Shop and indoor range | Large range
$10/hr. With equipment rental, $15/hr. |
Group and Private
Special Events 5 free with bow purchase |
$15/hr. Includes lane rental | Vegas League
Kids JOAD Adult Achievement |
| Pacifica Archery
650-756-4868 2995 Junipero Serra Blvd, Daly City Largest archery store in the immediate Bay Area Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Expensive Closed Sundays and Mondays |
Wide selection, including a good selection of arrows for light bows | 13 20 yard lanes
10 yard lanes available |
Individual and group, by appointment | Yes
Well maintained, good selection of light bows and matched arrow sets |
Yes |
| Palomo Archery
650-815-5473 4022 Transport, Palo Alto Closed Sundays and Mondays |
Indoor range only | Medium sized indoor range. | Group beginning classes
Small group intermediate Private instruction |
Yes | Yes |
| Predator’s Archery
408-842-7733 7350 Monterey St, Gilroy Some archers like this store so much they drive from San Francisco Closed Sundays. |
Cluttered, lived in looking store has fine service and good prices. | Yes. Aprox. 8 Lanes | By appointment
5 free with bow purchase |
Yes | |
| San Francisco Archery
415-751-2776 3795 Balboa St, at 39th Ave, San Francisco Near Golden Gate Park. Slightly odd, eclectic shop with erratic hours. Call to make sure they are open before going. |
Carries mostly light target bows | By appointment at nearby Golden Gate Park | Yes
The only bow rentals available in the area for use at nearby Golden Gate Park |
Checking websites for details before visiting is advisable.
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San Francisco Bay Area Archery Ranges
Many public outdoor ranges offer introductory instruction, including use of all needed archery equipment, on a limited basis. None of the public outdoor ranges rent archery equipment. For equipment rentals you will need to visit an archery shop or indoor range that offer’s equipment rental for use on site. When open, San Francisco Archery offers rentals for use at the nearby Golden Gate Park range. Consider taking lessons from a qualified program as outlined elsewhere in this guide.
| San Francisco Bay Area Public Outdoor Ranges |
Practice Range | Field Archery Trail Range |
Fee | Lessons | Leagues and Tournaments |
| Bowhunters Unlimited
Stevens Creek County Park, Saratoga –Many “traditional” shooters. Despite the name “Bowhunters,” hunting is not required 🙂 Bring bug spray in season. |
Yes | 28 target range | Free introductory lessons on Sundays
Seasonal Check website |
3D including Traditional and Primitive bow shoots | |
| Briones Archers
Briones Regional Park, Lafayette Non-members must park and hike 6/10ths of a mile to the range on non tournament days. Lots of poison oak. Bring water. Club has a contingent of trad shooters. |
Yes | 42 target range | $3 parking fee on week-ends | Free introductory lessons
Check website |
3D League and Tournaments |
| Golden Gate Park Archery Range
47th and Fulton, San Francisco A great city resource. Popular with many recurve archers. |
0-100 yards
No fixed shooting line |
Golden Gate JOAD
Beginning through advanced. Level 4 head coach. Equipment included. Equipment rental near park: San Francisco Archery |
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| Kings Mountain
Huddart County Park, Woodside |
10-60 yards | 2 14 target ranges | Free introductory lessons
Reservations required Check website |
3D League and Tournaments, including pop up targets | |
| Redwood Bowmen
10000 Skyline Blvd, Oakland, by Chabot Science Ctr. Great Range. Cooler than the surrounding area. The 14 target “hill” field archery range in the Redwoods has little/no poison oak, except behind the last target.* |
10-60 yards | 3 14 target ranges | Paper Target Field Archery Tournaments | ||
| San Francisco Archers
Sharp Park, Pacifica Gorgeous range, cool coastal weather |
Yes | 2 28 target ranges | $5, 13 and under free | Free introductory lessons. 1st and 3rd Sundays
Seasonal Check website |
3D League and Tournaments, including Traditional bow shoot |
| Santa Cruz Archers
DeLaveaga Park, Santa Cruz Open to the public from 12-4pm, Sat-Sun. Signed waiver required. (Download from website and bring with you to range.) Club also has an indoor range and a number of trad shooters. |
Yes | 28 target range | Novice and beginning lessons
Check website |
Indoor and outdoor shoots, including 3D |
*All Bay Area Field Archery trail range courses have some poison oak. Most trails are cleared, but think twice about hunting for lost arrows if they are in a tangle of poison oak. Another good reason to shoot close to the target. The Redwood Bowmen’s 14 target “Hill Range” in the Redwoods (targets 15-28) has no poison oak except for behind the last target.
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San Francisco Bay Area Archery Rendezvous, Club and Fun Shoots
There are a number of archery clubs around the Bay Area. They host tournaments. Some tournaments are sanctioned official shoots, others are fun “club” shoot. Many have novelty themes, such as Halloween-themed “Boo Shoots” or the “1,000,000 BC” shoot which features 3D dinosaur targets.
Trad shoot” refers to “traditional” archery shoots that do not allow compound bows. Trad shoots are a lot of fun and great introduction to 3D archery events for newer archers and are a lot of fun. You don’t need to be an expert to shoot at these shoots. Look the shoots up on the web for more information.
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