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Batavia range roundup
Shooting Around Batavia: Club Benches, Trap Lines and Archery Lanes Nearby
Shooters based in Batavia can choose from 57 ranges inside 35 miles: 25 rifle and pistol ranges, 16 indoor ranges, 8 archery ranges, 5 clay target grounds and 3 IDNR ranges.
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Getting to Batavia
Best first bet per discipline near Batavia
Range USA (Naperville) wins on distance for Batavia: 8 miles.
Agency ground
Winter-proof pick
Rifle bench
Trap or clays
Archery
County by county, Cook County leads with 11. IDNR ground is part of the mix within 35 miles: Silver Springs, Des Plaines and Heidecke Lake. Count the closed doors: 20 members-only, 34 silent. Long-distance work near Batavia belongs to Newark Sportsmens Club (100 yards). Only 4 sit inside 10 miles of Batavia; 18 more lie 10 to 20 miles out and 35 reach toward the 35-mile line.
Batavia: 57 ranges, measured
Zoom the map out to see how far the ring around Batavia really reaches.
| Range | Mi | Town | Shoots | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range USA (Naperville) indoor range | 8 | Naperville | rifle, handgun, rimfire | Access not stated |
| St. Charles Sportsmen's Club gun club | 9 | Elburn | trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5-stand | Members only |
| Aurora Sportsmen's Club gun club | 9 | Saint Charles | rifle, rimfire, shotgun, archery | Members only |
| Wheaton Rifle Club gun club | 9 | West Chicago | rifle, handgun, archery | Access not stated |
| Naperville Sportsman's Park trap and skeet club | 10 | Naperville | trap, shotgun | Access not stated |
| Fox Valley Shooting Club gun club | 12 | Elgin | handgun, to 25 yd | Members only |
Elgin Rifle Club, Inc. & Junior Division gun club | 13 | Elgin | rifle | Members only |
| Illinois Junior Precision Shooters outdoor range | 13 | Glen Ellyn | handgun, rimfire | Members only |
| Range USA (Hanover Park) indoor range | 13 | Hanover Park | rifle, handgun, rimfire | Access not stated |
| RKA Gun Gallery indoor range | 15 | Plano | handgun, rimfire, air gun | Access not stated |
Article II Gun Shop and Range outdoor range | 15 | Lombard | trap, shotgun, rifle, handgun | Access not stated |
| Chicago Bow Hunters outdoor range | 16 | Bolingbrook | shotgun, archery, 3D archery | Members only |
Hickory Hills Rod & Gun Club gun club | 16 | Plainfield | trap, archery, shotgun | Members only |
| GAT Guns outdoor range | 16 | East Dundee | rifle, handgun | Access not stated |
| Range USA Villa Park indoor range | 16 | Villa Park | – | Access not stated |
Glisson Archery & Pro Shop archery range | 17 | Plainfield | archery, 3D archery | Access not stated |
| Fox Valley Archery indoor range | 17 | West Dundee | archery | Access not stated |
| The Range At 355 outdoor range | 17 | Bolingbrook | – | Access not stated |
| Oakpark Sportsmen's Club gun club | 18 | Plainfield | rifle, handgun, trap, shotgun | Members only |
| Chicago Archery archery range | 18 | Wood Dale | archery | Access not stated |
Post 1084 Shooting Sports Club gun club | 18 | Elmhurst | – | Members only |
| Silver Springs (IDNR site) IDNR range | 19 | Yorkville | archery, hand trap, shotgun | Public (IDNR) |
| Maywood Sportsmen's Club sporting clays course | 21 | Elmhurst | trap, skeet, sporting clays, archery | Members only |
| Kishwaukee Archers archery range | 21 | Sycamore | archery, 3D archery | Members only |
| Millbrook Hunting Club sporting clays course | 21 | Newark | sporting clays, shotgun | Members only |
| Sandwich Sportsmans Club gun club | 22 | Sandwich | trap, shotgun, archery | Members only |
| Wanderlust Archers indoor range | 23 | Palatine | archery | Access not stated |
| Range USA (Shorewood) indoor range | 23 | Shorewood | rifle, handgun, rimfire | Access not stated |
| Strictly Archery archery range | 23 | Shorewood | archery, 3D archery | Access not stated |
| Maxon Shooters Supplies indoor range | 23 | Des Plaines | handgun, rifle, shotgun | Access not stated |
Sycamore Sportsman & Conservation Club gun club | 24 | Sycamore | trap, sporting clays, shotgun, rifle | Members only |
Range USA Hodgkins 63rd. St. indoor range | 24 | Hodgkins | – | Access not stated |
| Newark Sportsmens Club gun club | 24 | Newark | trap, rifle, archery, 3D archery | Members only |
Arlington International Airgun Club & Jr. Division gun club | 24 | Arlington Heights | rifle, air gun | Members only |
Midwest Guns & Pistol Range outdoor range | 25 | Lyons | handgun | Access not stated |
Aurora Sportsmen's Club Rifle/Pistol Range Area archery range | 26 | Waterman | archery, 3D archery | Access not stated |
| Prairie State Gun Club gun club | 27 | Chicago | handgun, rifle | Members only |
| Joliet Archery Club archery range | 27 | New Lenox | archery, 3D archery | Access not stated |
Arlington Heights Rifle and Pistol Club gun club | 27 | Park Ridge | rifle, handgun | Members only |
| NorthShore Sports Crystal Lake indoor range | 28 | Crystal Lake | – | Access not stated |
| TriggerFarm® Firearms Training outdoor range | 30 | Sheridan | handgun | Access not stated |
| McHenry Shooting Sports gun club | 30 | Crystal Lake | – | Access not stated |
| D5 Ranges Marengo outdoor range | 32 | Marengo | – | Access not stated |
| Range USA Mokena indoor range | 32 | Mokena | – | Access not stated |
Grundy County Rod & Gun Club gun club | 32 | Morris | – | Members only |
| Eagle Sports Range outdoor range | 33 | Oak Forest | – | Access not stated |
| Freddie Bear Sports indoor range | 33 | Tinley Park | archery | Access not stated |
| Des Plaines (IDNR site) IDNR range | 33 | Wilmington | archery, hand trap, shotgun | Public (IDNR) |
| Frankfort Sportsman Club sporting clays course | 33 | Mokena | trap, skeet, 5-stand, archery | Members only |
| Heidecke Lake (IDNR site) IDNR range | 34 | Morris | archery | Public (IDNR) |
| Erienna Hunt Club trap and skeet club | 34 | Morris | trap, shotgun | Access not stated |
| Condition Yellow Academy indoor range | 34 | McHenry | handgun, rimfire, action pistol | Access not stated |
| Guns-N-Such indoor range | 34 | McHenry | – | Access not stated |
| HP Shooting Center indoor range | 34 | McHenry | handgun, rimfire, action pistol | Access not stated |
| Second Amendment Sports indoor range | 34 | McHenry | – | Access not stated |
North Side Archery Club – Halsted HQ (Indoor) archery range | 35 | Chicago | archery | Access not stated |
| Cimmarron Archery archery range | 35 | McHenry | archery, 3D archery | Access not stated |
Range listings checked November 13, 2026; town point from the Census Gazetteer.
The department range for Batavia
Kendall County holds the IDNR range nearest Batavia. Visitors to Silver Springs find an archery range and a hand-trap field on the IDNR list, with access rules left to the site. From Batavia it is 264 miles to the IDNR complex at Sparta.
From the range source page and the IDNR archery and hand-trap page, checked Nov 13, 2026.
Batavia: upcoming matches and shows
Soonest first: 6 posted dates dates on the Illinois calendar.
| Dates, name, organizer | Discipline | Place | Cost | Page | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2026 Host: Downers Grove Sportsmen's Club | Turkey shoot | Downers Grove: Downers Grove Sportsmen's Club | Match page | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Nov 15, 2026 Host: Paul Trenkin | Gun show | New Lenox: V.F.W. Post 9545 | $5.00 | Details | gunshowtrader.com Nov 13, 2026 |
| Nov 21, 2026 Host: Illinois NASP | NASP tournament | Joliet | Details | nasptournaments.org Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Dec 6, 2026 Host: Downers Grove Sportsmen's Club | Sporting clays | Downers Grove: Downers Grove Sportsmen's Club | Details | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Dec 12, 2026 Host: Downers Grove Sportsmen's Club | Match | Downers Grove: Downers Grove Sportsmen's Club | Match page | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 | |
| Apr 19, 2027 Host: Sycamore Sportsman & Conservation Club | Skeet | Sycamore: | Details | boisegunclub.com Nov 13, 2026 |
Big-box stops on the way to Batavia
Distance leader: Cabela's Hoffman Estates, near 16 miles.
| Chain | City | Location | Miles | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabela's | Hoffman Estates | 5225 Prairie Stone Pkwy | 16 | details |
| Bass Pro Shops | Bolingbrook | 709 Janes Ave | 17 | details |
| Bass Pro Shops | Gurnee | 6112 West Grand Ave | 41 | details |
| Dunham's Sports | Peru | 1606 36th Street | 54 | details |
| Retailer | Departments | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Bass Pro Shops | Guns Rounds Extras | 3 stores |
| Cabela's | Guns Rounds Extras | 1 store |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors | Guns Rounds Extras | 3 stores |
| Dunham's Sports | – | 8 stores |
Department links from each retailer site (list checked Oct 9, 2026). Academy rows from the academy.com Illinois store pages; Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s rows from the /us/il/ pages in the stores.basspro.com and stores.cabelas.com sitemaps; Dunham’s rows from the store list on dunhamssports.com, which does not say which stores sell firearms. Retrieved November 13, 2026. Plain links, no commission.
Gear for a day at ranges near Batavia
Paper targets flap in a prairie wind, so bring clips or a stapler along with the muffs and glasses.
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Four nearby towns, four more range tables
- Geneva55 on its list
- St. Charles54 on its list
- West Chicago57 on its list
- Aurora53 on its list
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Batavia range questions
Where can Batavia archers practise between seasons?
Nearest first: St. Charles Sportsmen's Club, Aurora Sportsmen's Club and Wheaton Rifle Club.
Trap, skeet or 5-stand: what is near Batavia?
Look to St. Charles Sportsmen's Club, Aurora Sportsmen's Club and Naperville Sportsman's Park for clay targets.
Any matches or shows within a half-hour of Batavia?
It is busy enough: 6 dated shoots fall inside the 30-mile ring.
How many yards does the deepest line near Batavia offer?
Newark Sportsmens Club, out to 100 yards.
Where does the Batavia table start?
The table opens with Range USA (Naperville), 8 miles away.
What does Kane County allow in the way of firearm deer?
The date to practise toward is Nov 20, 2026 (shotgun deer opens); Kane County has a firearm deer season only west of State Route 47. Look next to Dec 11, 2026, muzzleloader weekend. Spring turkey follows the North zone schedule here. For permits and CWD, open the Kane County guide.
How far is Batavia from a state site with a range?
19 miles, to Silver Springs, which IDNR lists on its archery and hand-trap page or its Sparta pages.
Batavia has how many ranges inside a 35-mile ring?
The count inside 35 miles is 57.
Is the Batavia ring all open ground or are there walls and a heater somewhere?
Yes; Range USA (Naperville), Range USA (Hanover Park) and RKA Gun Gallery are indoor ranges near Batavia.
From the Batavia range to Kane County permits and land
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