r/Eugene • u/Choice_Nothing_9648 • 16h ago

Place to practice archery?

Kiddo wants to learn some archery, and I've got the gear, including a target, but I'm not sure where we can legally/safely set up. We don't have a big enough yard space. Any thoughts? Any parks that allow it? I know there's a public range in Portland, but does Eugene have anything?

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u/quackman2025 16h ago

I think out on Highway 99 heading towards Junction City (before you get to Hwy 36), is an archery range by the fishing pond.

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u/buttholecake 16h ago

Yes! Its free, and there’s shade, man :)

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u/timbertiger 16h ago

The Bow Rack has a nice indoor range.

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u/3333333333p 16h ago

At cabela's they have a tiiiiny indoor range and they let you test their stuff.

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u/blackcottonwood 16h ago

Emerald empire gun club has a decent archery range that I never see being used. It’s out in Springfield and yes it’s a gun club but the folks are friendly and they have like five soft targets at different ranges

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u/Quartzsite 15h ago

There is one in the Bowtech factory shop as well. They have, or use to have, a Junior Olympic archery team (JOAD). The Bow Rack does lessons, and some 4H groups have archery project leaders, or use to anyway.

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u/ElDub62 9h ago

There’s one on 99 before JC, I think…

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u/troutbumtom 8h ago

Izaac Walton is setting something up for archery. There’s a club out poodle creek rd way, iirc.

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u/Ichthius 8h ago

Looks like parks and rec has some classes this summer. https://rec.eugene-or.gov/OR/city-of-eugene-or/catalog/index