Urban Redneck: Red State Fun on Blue State Turf
By Patrick Heig, San Francisco Editor
We're dang proud of our high-brow, blue-state culture, but that doesn't mean we can't hick out and horse around like good ole boys (just don't ask us to vote for them). Here's where to get decked out, line-dance, drink and yes, discharge firearms like a red-state redneck in the big blue Bush-bashing Bay Area.
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Mora's Boots
2675 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Cowboy wannabes outfit themselves in three-piece Western suits, chunky belt buckles and boots at this Mission store. -
OK Corral
2521 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Whether you're a Mission hipster or a rodeo wrangler, OK Corral has got cowboy couture covered. -
Golden Gate Western Wear
12153 San Pablo Ave, Richmond, CA
When this Western wear outlet and hat maker opened in 1881, Richmond was likely a different sort of wild west all together.
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Sundance Saloon
550 Barneveld Ave, San Francisco, CA
This country music venue for pretty cowboys and cowgirls hosts line-dancing and hoedowns in Hunter's Point. -
Mc Teague's Saloon
1237 Polk St, San Francisco, CA
This cavernous new Polk Street saloon is outfitted with turn-of-the-(last)-century mining gear and plays nothing but country but is filled with hard-drinking city kids. -
Butter
354 11th St, San Francisco, CA
Deep-fried Twinkies, TV dinners and strawberry-soda cocktails: White trash culture is alive and well here in SoMa.
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Chanslor Ranch
2660 N Hwy 1, Bodega Bay, CA
Saddle up at this Bodega Bay ranch to enjoy all things equestrian: from guided pony rides to private horseback excursions along the coastline. -
Jackson Arms Shooting Range
152 Utah Ave, South San Francisco, CA
South City firing range with guns for rent, expert staff and extended hours. -
Pacific Rod & Gun Club
520 John Muir Dr, San Francisco, CA
Shoot skeet out over Lake Merced at this historic club--the only place in San Francisco city limits where you can legally shoot a firearm. -
Infineon Raceway
29355 Arnold Dr, Sonoma County, CA
A massive motor-head Mecca right off the road to Wine Country formerly known as Sears Point, Infineon Raceway is a 12 turn, 2.52 mile super-track in the sun-scorched Sonoma Mountains that hosts NASCAR, Indy Grand Prix, motorcycles and drag racing. -
Jim Russell Racing Drivers School
29355 Arnold Dr, Sonoma County, CA
Amateur speed fiends can hone driving skills and race on a competition supertrack in open-wheel, Formula 3-style cars at this professional-grade racing school at Infineon Raceway.
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Cowgirl Palooza (Monday)
Bust out the pink thrift-store cowboy boots for this honky-tonk event--with bands playing on the patio and gumbo and Pabst for everyone--at El Rio in the Mission. -
Willie Nelson
The legendary honky-tonk folk star never stops hitting the road.
