A cam accessible portable bow press is comprised of a pair of press arm, each press arm further comprising a pair of press levers, each press lever comprising a limb lever adapted to be adjustably disposed between a bow's riser and one of the bow's cams and a cam lever adapted to substantially enclosed the outer circumference of a cam without obstructing access to the side of each cam. The press arms are tensioned using a combination of straps and buckles, allowing the user to compress the bow's limbs to aid in stringing or unstringing the bow or to perform maintenance on the bow's cams without to unstringing the bow.