California is the busiest skydiving state in the country, and the range of dropzones here is unusual. Skydive Perris is one of the largest and most famous operations on earth, with multiple turbine aircraft, a full training center and an on-site wind tunnel; Elsinore next door is nearly as big and looks out over the lake. Skydive Santa Barbara runs high-altitude oxygen jumps on the coast, and Skydive Coastal California and GoJump Oceanside put you over the Pacific. Skydive Monterey Bay opens the entire sweep of the bay under canopy — the view most jumpers rank first in the state. Around the Bay Area and the Central Valley, SkyDance, Bay Area Skydiving, Skydive California and Skydive Silicon Valley run efficient turbine operations close to the cities, while Skydive San Diego drops into mountain backcountry. Filter by aircraft, AFF training, wind tunnels, scenery and first-timer suitability.
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Skydive Perris
★ FEATURED
Los Angeles / SoCal · Perris / Riverside
★★★★★
Tandem / AFF Training / Licensed / Wind Tunnel · Valley
World-Class
13,000 ft TurbineExperienced HubBeginner-OK
Skydive Elsinore
★ FEATURED
Los Angeles / SoCal · Lake Elsinore
★★★★★
Tandem / AFF Training / Licensed · Lake
Large
13,000 ft TurbineExperienced HubBeginner-OK
Skydive San Diego
★ FEATURED
San Diego · Jamul / Chula Vista
★★★★★
Tandem / AFF Training / Licensed · Mountain
Large
13,000 ft TurbineExperienced HubBeginner-OK
Skydive Santa Barbara
★ FEATURED
Central Coast · Lompoc / Santa Barbara
★★★★★
Tandem / AFF Training / Licensed · Coastal / Ocean
Mid-Size
18,000 ft (O2) TurbineBeginner-OK
Skydive Monterey Bay
THE FIND
Freefall over the whole sweep of the Monterey Bay coastline — some of the highest tandems anywhere
Central Coast · Marina / Monterey
★★★★★
Tandem / AFF Training / Licensed · Coastal / Ocean