Skydive Yosemite
Mariposa-Yosemite Airport / Mariposa · near Mariposa · Gold Country & Central Valley
Skydiving
At a glance
- Best season
- Year-round; summer mornings beat the foothill heat; book ahead ($50 deposit)
What is here
- Scenery
- mountain
- Amenities
- Three altitude tiers up to 14,000 ft · Yosemite-country views from altitude · Open 7 days a week · Online booking with $50 deposit
- Best for
- A scenic tandem paired with a Yosemite trip
- Features
- Mariposa-Yosemite Airport, ~45 min from the park's Arch Rock entrance · 10k / 12k / 14k tandem tiers · High Sierra horizon views · Pairs with a Yosemite itinerary
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Reservations recommended ($50 deposit; walk-ins if space) · Views are of the Yosemite region from altitude — jumps do NOT land in the national park · Summer foothill heat — morning loads are most comfortable · Weight limits apply; weather holds possible
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Operators
- Skydive Yosemite
Skydiving detail
- Offerings
- tandem
- Aircraft
- piston
- Altitude
- 14k
- Stature
- 2
- Jump notes
- Tandem-only Cessna dropzone at Mariposa-Yosemite Airport with three altitude tiers — 10,000 ft ($215), 12,000 ft ($265), and 14,000 ft ($315) — and the granite high country of the Yosemite region on the horizon the whole ride up
- Stats note
- Three tandem tiers: 10k / 12k / 14k ft; Cessna-class aircraft; jumps land at the airport, not in the park
- Experienced hub
- No
- Intl tip
- A small tandem-only Cessna dropzone at Mariposa-Yosemite Airport with three altitude tiers (10k/12k/14k ft) and Yosemite-country views from altitude — jumps land at the airport, not in the park. ~45 min from Yosemite's Arch Rock entrance; pairs naturally with a park visit. Book ahead; mornings are most comfortable in summer.
The guide
Skydive Yosemite operates out of Mariposa-Yosemite Airport in the Gold Country foothills, and its pitch is simple: jump with th…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Skydive Yosemite — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.511, -120.04