Conejo Valley Archers Archery Range

I shot as a teenager and loved it… so I thought I would introduce my kids to archery as well. Came here on a Saturday with my kids and paid my $ 5/​ea. For the time, instruction and equipment… it’s an absolute steal! I have only been here the one time so far, but the staff was VERY courteous and helpful. I didn’t see any indication of some of the complaints that are on here. The one thing I did not like actually has nothing to do with the business. It’s about the parking situation. Be sure that you either park in the designated lot for the archery center or pay your $ 4 fee at the entrance. I was lucky and didn’t get ticketed… but I guess it’s a hefty fine if you forget (something like $ 70). My boy loved it… my daughter, not as much. We will definitely be back in the near future though.

For $ 5. What an amazing experience.
This place is fantastic for kids and beginners.
They are personal.
They instruct you in the basics and according to your needs to improve your skill.
I now know what it feels like to be left handed in a right handed world because I am right handed but left eye dominant. So everything felt backwards. But they stick with you until you feel comfy on your own.
They provide cool looking protective equipment, so you look like you’re the ish.
They are very organized and they have a system to maintain safety on the archery range.
I will be definitely be back bringing friends and family to this place.

I can respect the fact that the Archery Range is run by volunteers, and as a fan of the sport myself, I adore any way, shape, or form it can be practiced in the Simi Valley area. However, after attending the range two separate times, I can easily state that I will not be attending a third time.
I am relatively knew to the sport, having gotten a compound bow for my birthday a few months back, and was hoping to not only break it in at the range, but maybe learn a few tips and tricks as to how I can improve my abilities. Famous last words. From the second I stepped foot on the range, I was treated with what I found to be absolute disrespect. I was following the rules, paid my $ 5, didn’t cause a scene, and showed respect and safety for those around me. All I could assume was that I was the odd man out using a compound bow at 5 meters. Newsflash: when I’m brand new to the sport, I’m going to start small. You know… like the trainers advise everyone to do? Heck, I actually had one of the trainers speak to me as if I had a second head growing out the side of my neck because I was starting with a compound bow. I am a firm believer of treating people with the same amount of respect you want to be treated, and just because I don’t have decades of experience doesn’t mean I should be talked down to. Also, when I am seeing 13 year old girls firming arrows with loose grips, improper stances, and not even keeping an eye on the target and not getting chewed out while I accidentally forget to look behind me while pulling out my arrow from the target and getting spoken to like I committed a felony, it doesn’t exactly spark my interest to come back the next week.
However, come back the next week a did, and as horribly as I was treated by the volunteers, the actual dozens and dozens archers were even worse. Again: I try to treat others with respect, but that’s clearly a one-​way street. If I did anything from wearing my brace to low to lining the arrow up the wrong way on my bow, I wasn’t just corrected my my fellow archers: I was flat out insulted. «Hey, you like your wrist? You wanna not have a giant bruise? Then you might want to slide the brace down a little.» Subtle. However, when I brought a friend with me the second time around, and decided to have a near-​quiet conversation during a break period that was being addressed to archery club members (and members only, meaning that what was being addressed had absolutely nothing to do with me or him) and I’m met with a literal «shut up!», I knew that this archery range was not the place to me. We took out arrows, I grabbed my bow, and we headed home, never looking to return again.
I like to shoot arrows. Its my form of relaxation and mediation. I am smart enough to know the basics of safety and precaution, and would never take archery as anything less then serious. Since then, I have been arching privately and on my own with a private teacher, and have learned more then anything this place could teach me. If you want to do archery but don’t mind being spoken to like a child and mind even less being surrounded by either noobies who don’t care one way or another, or being beyond uptight, this is the place for you. But take it from experience: you can do a lot better, and frankly, this range can do ALOT better as well.

Came here for the Saturday 9am to 1pm session. For 5 $ equipment is provided to you can shoot all day! The place is full of very helpful volunteers from the club running it. Great instructors, the place is packed filled with beginning kids to adults (I believe 8 is the minimum age). Safety is really important and stressed so no one gets hurt.
Learned a lot watching the pros bring out their different types of bows on the longer practice range and it’s pretty crazy to watch how good they are.

Saturday mornings from 9am-​1pm. There are certified coaches that will provide guidance and training as well as the necessary equipment to get you started on this ancient art for $ 5.00 a person. $ 5 for 4 hrs– Is that a steal or what? The coaches here do this out of the love of the sport.
Some of them have been teaching this for 16 years. You can also talk to the more experienced archers as this is a community that likes to help each other as well as compete to improve their skills. It’s a great place to hang out especially with kids. Seeing their reaction as they hit the bullseye for the first time is priceless! Drinks are sold here via an honor system. Water is .50, all others are $ 1. This facility is run well with safety as their first priority and fun being the close 2^nd.

The range is located way out in Simi Valley, but well worth the drive. They have a private fenced area next to the park, and a private FREE parking lot if you are going to the archery range, as opposed to the $ 4 parking for the park. The range has plenty of 5 meter and 18 meter targets, and a few much further out. On Saturdays they hold a $ 5 class from 9am-​1pm which includes all supplies and instruction from experienced archers to help develop your skills. You start on the 5 meter targets and progress once you can group your arrows successfully. The classes have become extremely popular in recent times, so to get the most out of the experience make sure to get there by 9am. You can leave at any time and can take breaks at any time. Definitely recommend trying it out.