Shared by Kayla Kramb, Seasonal Park Interpreter, as Guest Blogger.

Archery 101 course now offered at Twin Lakes State Park

Youth Conservation Corps crew take part in the Archery 101 course which includes 5 range targets, 8 Compound Bow, 8 Re-curve Bows and a Crossbow.

After years of planning and plotting, Twin Lakes State Park has finally hit their target. That’s right, the park has introduced their very own Archery Range and Archery 101 course which includes 5 range targets, 8 Compound Bow, 8 Re-curve Bows and a Crossbow. Offered throughout the year, the Archery 101 course will teach range safety, technique, and accuracy. “It’s not just for campers either,” said park manager, Josh Ellington. We are looking forward to being able to offer this program to school groups picnicking in the day use or business groups using Cedar Crest Conference Center. It’s an all around great addition to our available team building programming.”

The archery range and Archery 101 course introduces kids to the world of bow sports

In addition to the Archery 101 classes, Their Junior Ranger Program will benefit with the new Junior Ranger Archery Academy, which takes kids onto the range for a full day of honing their archery skills.  “I’ve been begging for an archery range here at the park since my very first summer,” said education specialist, Carley York. “For Junior Ranger days in the past we had to bring a teacher in, and didn’t have as much time to spend with the kids learning technique and intermediate skills. So the introduction of our own range, and having myself and our chief ranger, Mike Abston, both as certified United States Archery Association Level 2 Archery Instructors, will give us the equipment and knowledge we needed to really introduce kids to the world of bow sports. I couldn’t be more excited.”

For dates for Twin Lakes’ Archery 101 and Junior Ranger Archery Academy, call their main office at 434-392-3435 or click here.

Twin Lakes State Park is near Farmville, about an hour southwest of Richmond. To get there, take U.S. 360 West of Burkeville to Route 613. Then go east on Route 629.

Drive Time: Northern Virginia, three to four hours; Richmond, one to one and a half hours; Tidewater/ Norfolk/ Virginia Beach, two and a half to three hours; Roanoke, three hours.