Skydive Elsinore
Skylark Field / Lake Elsinore · near Lake Elsinore · Los Angeles / SoCal
Skydiving
At a glance
- Best season
- Year-round; book tandems ahead, weekends busiest
What is here
- Scenery
- lake
- Amenities
- Lakeside setting & views · Turbine aircraft · Strong AFF training program · Café & gear services · Active fun-jumper community
- Best for
- A leading SoCal DZ with lake views
- Features
- Longtime top Southern California DZ · Beautiful Lake Elsinore views · Strong training & fun-jump scene · Turbine altitude & freefall
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Reservations recommended for tandems · Tandem weight limits apply — confirm when booking · Weather holds possible — allow flexibility · Busy weekends — arrive early
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Operators
- Skydive Elsinore
Skydiving detail
- Offerings
- tandem · learn · licensed
- Aircraft
- turbine
- Altitude
- 13k
- Stature
- 4
- Jump notes
- A large, respected turbine dropzone beside Lake Elsinore — big glassy-lake and mountain views under canopy, a strong training program, and a lively licensed-jumper scene, long one of Southern California's leading DZs
- Stats note
- Turbine aircraft to ~13,000 ft; ~60 sec freefall; lake & mountain views
- Experienced hub
- Yes
- Intl tip
- A large, respected turbine dropzone beside Lake Elsinore, long one of Southern California's leading DZs — beautiful lake and mountain views under canopy, a strong training program, and a lively licensed-jumper scene. Full turbine experience: ~13,000 ft and about a minute of freefall in reliable, sunny SoCal weather. Reserve tandems ahead, confirm weight limits, arrive early on weekends, and expect the occasional weather hold. A favorite for first jumps and for building a skydiving life near LA/OC.
The guide
Skydive Elsinore, at Skylark Field beside the broad expanse of Lake Elsinore, has long been one of Southern California's leadin…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.632, -117.294