This is like a little hiking trail with archery targets sprinkled throughout it. It costs $2 in the form of a couple of bills you stick into a hollow pole inside the main gate. Very reasonably priced, and the money goes toward maintaining the facilities.

Here’s what you need to know:

* Bring all your archery gear.
* Please be relatively experienced. Know what you’re doing, or at least make sure someone in your group does. They should take responsibility for everyone and manage the sight lines with others shooting around them.
* Hours are sunrise to sunset, 365 days a year
* Park in the Alcazar Garden Parking Lot in Balboa Park. As of the time of the writing of this review, this location doesn’t exist on Apple Maps. It does exist on Google Maps. I’ve tried to make the location on this Yelp listing as accurate as possible as well, to avoid confusion.
* Don’t leave anything behind! Leave everything cleaner than how you found it. If you do see any junk on the trail, pick it up and help keep the place clean.
* Be extra aware of your surroundings! This is very different from “similar” archery ranges in Northern California I am used to in the sense that everything is packed pretty close together. Some targets are relatively close to others that are facing each other. It’s not impossible that an arrow could come in your direction, so just be aware of what’s going on around you.
* Targets 1-14 have been closed for some time. You have to hike through the range, under the bridge, and across to the other side to find the “start”, which is Target 15.
* Target numbers are not marked, nor is the path. Highly recommend you photograph the trail map posted at the entrance!
* It gets insanely hot in the summer. Plan to go early (start 6-7) to beat the heat and the crowds.

Have fun out there!!