Marshall / Crestline
San Bernardino (San Bernardino Mountains) · near San Bernardino / Crestline · Los Angeles / SoCal
Paragliding
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Best season
- Year-round · March–September for the strongest XC · Morning and evening for newer pilots
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Paragliding detail
- Nickname
- SoCal's Most Consistent Thermal Site
- Flying types
- thermal · xc
- Conditions
- Two launches — Marshall Peak (lower, ~3,500 ft) and Crestline (higher, ~4,200 ft) — feeding the same LZ at Andy Jackson Airpark. Renowned for strong, reliable mid-day thermals. XC pilots reach 9,000–10,000 ft and fly out over the valley or over the back toward the desert.
- Ushpa
- CSS membership + P3 (advanced) required to fly independently. Intermediate (P2) pilots may fly under instructor supervision or with a sign-off. Airliner arrivals to Ontario (ONT) pass overhead at 8,000–9,000 ft — do not spend time at 8–10k near Crestline launch.
- Intl tip
- The Marshall/Crestline area is 70 miles east of LA off the I-210. Andy Jackson Airpark (named for a beloved local pilot) is the community hub — the CSS Facebook pages and forum are where pilots coordinate. The Southern California XC League runs monthly competitions here from March to September for intermediate-to-advanced pilots.
The guide
Marshall and Crestline are the beating heart of Southern California cross-country paragliding — two launches on the front range…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Marshall / Crestline — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.2211, -117.2372