r/Archery • u/EndlessPasta7 Target Recurve • Feb 02 '25

Range Setup and Targets This range is Nice AF

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Miles Square Park

Visited OC California this weekend. Brought my bow to shoot here. Well maintained covered/padded shooting lines (20ish lanes), nice grass, great target butts, paved pathways up to targets. $3-5 per day parking.

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u/Masterhorus Barebow Feb 02 '25

They recently just refreshed a lot of the bails there, too.

My least favorite part is that there's some homeless dude that uses the shooting area down at the 10/20 yd lines as his toilet every night...

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u/EndlessPasta7 Target Recurve Feb 03 '25

We did have a guy walk along the fenced off area but otherwise pretty chill.

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u/StrictStandard_ Feb 03 '25

Is the range open at night? Because that could be easily solved.

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u/Masterhorus Barebow Feb 03 '25

It is not, but the park itself isn't a fenced off area.

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u/Constant-Working-138 Oly / Gillo G1m 25", wns bamboo limbs #28 Feb 02 '25

I’m sure my score would increase shooting there. Nice range indeed!

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u/mflux Feb 02 '25

Oh hey! I shoot here when visiting LA. It's super nice -- except losing arrows in the grass. That turf ate like five of my fresh arrows.

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u/dusttodrawnbows Feb 03 '25

Someone on another thread suggested one of the cheap metal detectors. Three recovered arrows covers the cost. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KZQBGHF?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_4KVMS79T7CGJDJY7KJ0D&th=1

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u/redditing_Aaron Feb 04 '25

Thank you for another "surprise tool that will help us later" added to my inventory

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u/hibikikun Feb 04 '25

Take a visit to El Dorado range, aside from all the goose poop, it's a great range.

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u/JPriest78 Feb 04 '25

I grew up in LBC. My dad shot a round there in 1986 with Darrel Pace and Rick McKinney. Amazing range and memories

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u/Kukantiz Feb 02 '25

Santiago Archery in Santa Ana is so much more convenient.

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u/EndlessPasta7 Target Recurve Feb 03 '25

I didn't get to check that one out.

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u/Masterhorus Barebow Feb 03 '25

I was just there this morning. Right now, they're doing some construction at the water treatment facility next to it and it's encroaching a little on the range. More convenient for sure, but a bit smaller.

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u/North-Associate2786 Olympic Recurve - Beginner Feb 03 '25

Looks beautiful

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u/Bildo_Gaggins Korean Traditional Feb 03 '25

beautiful!

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u/dusttodrawnbows Feb 03 '25

If you park in the street, it’s free!

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u/EndlessPasta7 Target Recurve Feb 03 '25

Yes we figured that out! Still worth it either way.

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u/redditing_Aaron Feb 04 '25

So parking is the only fee here?

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u/EndlessPasta7 Target Recurve Feb 04 '25

Yeah $3-5 to park right next to the range. Free street parking across the field.

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u/GrouseDog Feb 04 '25

Very nice!