Blossom Valley / Horse Heaven
East San Diego County · near El Cajon / Alpine · San Diego
Paragliding
At a glance
- Skill level
- advanced
- Best season
- Spring–fall thermal season
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Paragliding detail
- Flying types
- thermal
- Conditions
- An inland East County San Diego thermal site managed by SDHGPA. Powerful mid-day thermals typical of San Diego's 'big air' inland sites.
- Ushpa
- P3+ and SDHGPA protocols. Big-air site — advanced pilots, or fly only at end of day. Contact a local pilot for current site status.
- Intl tip
- San Diego's free-flight community (SDHGPA) is protective of its sensitive sites and works closely with landowners to keep them open. The single most important thing a visiting pilot can do is contact a local, active pilot for a current briefing — protocols here change more often than almost anywhere in the state.
The guide
Blossom Valley (Horse Heaven) is one of San Diego's inland East County thermal sites — powerful, sharp mid-day 'big air' typica…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Blossom Valley / Horse Heaven — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 32.84, -116.83