Skydive San Diego
Jamul / East County · near Jamul / Chula Vista · San Diego
Skydiving
At a glance
- Best season
- Year-round; book tandems ahead, weekends busiest
What is here
- Scenery
- mountain
- Amenities
- Scenic East County setting · Turbine aircraft & full service · Café / on-site food · Strong AFF training · Active licensed community
- Best for
- San Diego's premier dropzone
- Features
- Leading San Diego–area DZ · Dramatic mountain & reservoir views · Full-service turbine operation · Strong training & fun-jump scene
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Reservations recommended for tandems · Tandem weight limits apply — confirm when booking · Weather holds possible; hot in summer · Busy weekends — arrive early
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Operators
- Skydive San Diego
Skydiving detail
- Offerings
- tandem · learn · licensed
- Aircraft
- turbine
- Altitude
- 13k
- Stature
- 4
- Jump notes
- A large, scenic turbine dropzone in San Diego's mountainous East County near Jamul — dramatic backcountry and reservoir views under canopy, a full training program, and a busy fun-jump scene, the region's premier DZ
- Stats note
- Turbine aircraft; tandem from ~13,000 ft; ~60 sec freefall; mountain & reservoir views
- Experienced hub
- Yes
- Intl tip
- San Diego's premier dropzone, in the rugged East County near Jamul — a large, full-service turbine operation with dramatic mountain and reservoir views under canopy. Slick tandem program (from ~13,000 ft, about a minute of freefall) plus a thorough AFF ground school and a busy licensed community. Summers are hot, so mornings are best; reserve tandems ahead, confirm weight limits, arrive early on weekends, and expect occasional weather holds.
The guide
Skydive San Diego, tucked into the rugged hills of the county's East County near Jamul on Otay Lakes Road, is the region's prem…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 32.68, -116.87