Skydive San Joaquin Valley
Private airfield (81CA), Copus Rd / SW of Bakersfield · near Bakersfield · Gold Country & Central Valley
Skydiving
At a glance
- Best season
- Year-round weekends (Sat-Sun, 8am to sunset); spring and fall beat the Valley heat
What is here
- Scenery
- valley
- Amenities
- USPA-accredited AFF program · Own 160-acre private landing area · Tandem, AFF & licensed jumper loads · Serves the Bakersfield / Taft market
- Best for
- The southern Valley's jump — Bakersfield's local dropzone
- Features
- Own FAA-registered airfield (81CA) off Copus Rd · 160-acre landing area · USPA-accredited AFF training · Successor to the Taft skydiving scene
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- WEEKENDS ONLY (Sat-Sun, 8am-sunset) · Remote site ~2 mi west of I-5 — fuel up and bring water · Central Valley summer heat; morning loads best · Weight limits apply; confirm details by phone before the drive
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Operators
- Skydive San Joaquin Valley
Skydiving detail
- Offerings
- tandem · learn · licensed
- Aircraft
- piston
- Altitude
- 10k
- Stature
- 2
- Jump notes
- The southern Central Valley's dropzone and the natural successor to the closed Skydive Taft — weekend tandems (~$225) and a USPA-accredited AFF program flown from its own FAA-registered 160-acre private airfield southwest of Bakersfield
- Stats note
- Own private airstrip (FAA 81CA) with a 160-acre landing area; altitude upgrades offered; weekends only
- Experienced hub
- No
- Intl tip
- The Bakersfield area's dropzone, flying weekends from its own private 160-acre airfield off I-5 (Copus Rd exit). Tandems plus a USPA-accredited AFF program. Remote Valley site — arrive fueled; mornings beat the summer heat; call ahead to confirm the day's schedule.
The guide
Skydive San Joaquin Valley carries the torch for the southern Central Valley's long skydiving tradition — with Skydive Taft gon…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 35.098, -119.071