Mount Tamalpais
Marin County · near Mill Valley / Stinson Beach · SF Bay Area
Paragliding
At a glance
- Skill level
- advanced
- Best season
- Winter and spring · West winds with stable air
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Paragliding detail
- Nickname
- Mt. Tam
- Flying types
- coastal-soaring · thermal
- Conditions
- Launch from approximately 2,000ft and land at Stinson Beach below. West wind required. The beach landing adds a logistical layer — car shuttles or rideshare needed.
- Ushpa
- P3 with current MCHGA site sticker. H3 for hang gliders. P2 permitted with club-approved instructor only.
- Intl tip
- Mill Valley below Mt. Tam is one of the most charming small towns in the Bay Area — combine a visit here with a hiking day and a chance of seeing pilots come off the mountain.
The guide
If California paragliding has a most beautiful flight, this may be it. Launching from the flanks of Marin's iconic mountain and…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Mount Tamalpais — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.9235, -122.5964