| Location |
| 24998 County Road 102: off Pole Line Road |
| right next to the race track |
| Hours |
| Saturday and Sunday 9am to 4pm |
| Phone |
| (530) 757-7700 |
| Website |
![[WWW]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small} http://www.davispaintball.com/ |
The Davis Paintball Center has eight fields right on one of the county's oldest landfills. Games happen every weekend rain or shine (although when the wind is blowing hard enough to rip the bunkers out of the ground they close). You usually want to get there around opening time so that you can play most of the day. Two fields have large inflatable bunkers (also known as airball) and lots of more experienced people. The daring newbie is always welcome. Watch out because some of the people you are playing with have been playing for a while. The newest field is the hyperball field which consists of large black tubes set up on a small field, its a good field to to play non-rec fields but not quite airball-like skills. The other fields are more tame. To the right of the airball field is the center castle field with a large castle dominating the middle of the field, whoever gets to the castle and controls it usually wins the game. next to that is the newest rec field "Berlin" which plays like it sounds, tons of builds, a giant castle in the middle, angles you can get shot from, or shoot from everywhere. Furthest away from the field entrance is the 4 corners field, with a small building in each corner and one large building in the middle of the field. The game plays pretty neat because the field is a square, so often teams end up circling each other try to shoot one another. Next to 4 corners over the berm is the neatest field called "Stalingrad" with a very symmetric field with rings that make game very interesting. Remember you can always request private games with people of your own skill level.
Paintball is a surprisingly fun activity for the weekend. Get a group of friends together and head on out. It can be quite pricey however. Occasionally they will be selling discounted tickets on campus, With one, a day will cost about $20-25. Otherwise you are looking at over $35, unless you have your own equipment. Self-equipped girls can play free, self-equipped guys pay $15.
Read a story about Davis Paintball in Davis Life Magazine.
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Those tix that they sell on campus dont really do anything. I was talking to a guy who works there yesterday and he was saying that they hate having to tell you guys that those tix are junk. - BibbleFoshizzle
2008-10-11 17:33:25 This field is a pretty nice place. The staff in the booth are nonchalant. They just want to finish up transactions. But in my experience, the majority of referees are quite helpful.
For safety, nobody really checks the chronograph, so if you get shot by someone with a hot gun, you should bring it up with a referee. Otherwise, they don't do constant checks or anything, it's more honor system than anything else. Which means, you should report hot guns. Masks are always enforced, if you forget to put on your mask or your barrel condom, someone will remind you very quickly that you need to put it on.
The fields are quite nice, I didn't play on the NPPL 7-man field that they had, as I went on a Sunday, and the pro teams were practicing there. However, the rec fields are put together quite nicely. There are a couple of small potholes, but it's not a big deal if you watch your step. Then again, you shouldn't be wearing shoes that don't have ankle protection anyways. I only encountered one small pothole while I was playing and it wasn't a big deal because I play in steel-toe boots that have good ankle protection.
Other than that, the field overall is a good field.
2008-12-12 13:24:56 I played at this field twice and I enjoyed their rec field setup. My favorite one had 4 castles in each corner and 1 castle in the middle. From there we played 4 vs. 1 or every castle against each other. They also have a smaller field with 2 castles for quick elimination games. The rest of the field was setup for speedball and its a hail of paintball launched at each side when you watch the game. —SimonFung
2009-03-03 15:27:36 those tickets to work if you have to rent all the equipment, if you have your own stuff that don't save you that much money, but with it you are going to save $25. —gabe007
2009-03-03 18:05:12 Davis paintball is an awesome field to play at. Whether you're a pro or a first-timer, the field employees will take care of you and you'll have an enjoyable experiance. Its one of the largest fields, i've ever played at with good mix of different kinds of fields. They recently invested in the highest grade turf ever made for paintball so if airball is your thing, this is the premier field. They have a ton of recreational fields as well. Too many to count but i especially like Berlin and stalingrad. Also, the field holds big games the first Saturday of every weekend. They get a turnout of 100 to 200 players and run huge games that span the entire field. Its an epic experience that any paintball fanatic should not miss out on.
If you've never played paintball before, this is the place to play. Its a fun positive atmosphere and everybody is pretty nice and helpful. The reffs are more than willing to explain anything that you're wondering about and will make sure that you're having a good time.
Its all that you can ask for in a paintball. A slice of paradise in the city of Davis. —Geebus77
2009-04-13 12:14:16 played here the last few Saturdays and each day was different for the previous week. One day they had a pump day where everyone used pump guns. The owner had extra pump guns so i could play, fun with everyone having a slower rate of fire. The next Saturday they had a big game with like 100-200 people. The whole filed was used and the games were crazy. It was so fun, however i did use a lot more paint than i ever have before. Last weekend was just a regular day (no special things going on), but still had a lot of people and played a lot of games. Like how the refs always stay on the field, so games are run as fast as the players can reload. Played more games than i could count at the days end.
Everyone working there is helpful and does whatever they can to help. Have people out there that you can tell play there a lot, most of them are extremely helpful. Great place to play, refs do what they can to separate groups by skill or keep teams as fair as possible. Also allowed for me to try air ball with other beginners and not have to play against air ball teams. —Dumbtape
