Silverwood Lake
San Bernardino Mountains · near Hesperia / Crestline · Los Angeles / SoCal
Wind Sports
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Spring–summer (afternoons)
- Water temperature
- Warm-ish in summer (60s–70s°F) — shorty or 3/2
What is here
- Amenities
- Cool mountain reservoir · Thermal through Cajon Pass · Warmer than the coast · SoCal-accessible
- Best for
- Mountain-reservoir riding near LA
- Features
- Cajon Pass thermal wind · Cool mountain-lake setting · Warmer than the coast · Accessible from the LA basin
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Gusty pass-funneled wind · Powerboat traffic · High elevation (3,350 ft) · Fluctuating levels
- Good for a first timer
- No
Guides, rentals and operators
- Lessons
- No
Wind Sports detail
- Discipline
- windsurf · kite · wing
- Conditions
- chop
- Venue
- lake
- Wind kt
- 18
- Wind
- Afternoon thermal through Cajon Pass, 12–25 kt — mountain reservoir wind above the LA basin
- Intl tip
- Mountain-reservoir riding near LA — thermal wind funneled up Cajon Pass (12–25 kt afternoons), at 3,350 ft. Warmer water than the coast (shorty/3/2 in summer). Gusty pass wind, powerboats, fluctuating levels. Intermediate. Cooler/higher setting than the coast; on the way to Big Bear. Combine with the SoCal mountains. A handy inland alternative for LA-area riders.
The guide
Silverwood Lake, a reservoir in the San Bernardino Mountains at 3,350 feet, catches a thermal wind funneled up through Cajon Pa…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Silverwood Lake — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.287, -117.33