Northern Virginia Archers (NORVA)
is a private non-profit archery club located at Fountainhead Regional Park in Fairfax Station, Virginia. Club membership is open to those interested in all aspects of archery including field archery and 3-D archery with compound or traditional bows. Crossbows are currently not permitted. NORVA opens to the general public several times a year when hosting 3-D and field shoot competitions.
Facilities
365/7 Access
NORVA is open year-round every day from dawn to dusk.
3-D Range
Our challenging 3-D range is 1.5 miles long and boasts 30 individual IBO Rinehart targets.
Field Range
Our field range is 2 miles long with 28 NFAA targets. A kids’ 3-D range runs along with the second half.
Practice Ranges
Our practice ranges contain five fixed ranges with distances of 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 yards. We also have a 60-yard long-range and a 40-yard broadhead range.
Clubhouse
Our climate-controlled clubhouse offers an arrow saw and spinner, bow press and scale, bow vice, paper tuning, chronograph, and tools.
Academy
Our partner Archery Academy, LLC offers archery lessons from qualified instructors at NORVA.
News
- Trucker Caps (mesh back)
Camo Caps
Digital Green Camo Caps $15 - Shirts $15
- Youth S/M/L/XL
- Men S/M/L/XL/2XL/3XL
- Ladies S/M/L/XL/2XL
- Hoodies (mid-weight) $20
- Adult S/M/L/XL/2XL/3XL
- Small Decals (3.5" tall) $2
- Large Decals (4.5" tall) $3
The SignUp has twice monthly slots available for the following tasks:
- 3-D course blowout: 4 hours
- Field course (14 lane) blowout: 2.5 hours
- Clubhouse area blowout: 1 hour
Upcoming Events
This is a nice way to fix up the club’s facilities for the end of the year. It is also a nice way to get your volunteer hours in. As we get closer to December 7, Club President Ken Wilkinson will email details. See you there!
Shoot Schedule 2024
Sign up for the next upcoming shoot:
March 9
3-D Pin “Ice Breaker”
Cancelled
April 13
Field, Hunter & 3-D Pin
Shotgun Start 9:00 am
May 11
“Spring Fling” Field, Animal & 3-D Pin
Shotgun Start 9:00 am
June 8
Hunter, Animal & 3-D Pin
Shotgun Start 9:00 am
July 13
Field, Hunter & 3-D Pin
Shotgun Start 9:00 am
August 10
Hosting Belvoir Bowhunter’s “Hunters for the Hungry” 3-D
Registration 7-9 am
Shotgun Start 9:30 am
August 17
Field, Hunter & 3-D Pin
Shotgun Start 9:00 am
Historic scores
More shoots from our neighboring clubs are listed on the Regional Archery Events Calendar maintained by the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chapter of the IWLA.