Soboba Flight Park
San Jacinto / Hemet · near San Jacinto / Hemet · Los Angeles / SoCal
Paragliding
At a glance
- Skill level
- beginner-friendly
- Best season
- 320+ flyable days per year · Thermal site — no wind required
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Paragliding detail
- Flying types
- training · thermal
- Conditions
- Thermals generated by sun heating the 2,200ft south-facing mountain face. Unlike coastal sites, no wind is required to fly — thermal activity alone lifts pilots. Consistent conditions from midday onward on sunny days (which is most days).
- Ushpa
- Temporary ratings issued for beginners. Multiple launch heights from 100ft (training) to 1,200ft allow progression at your own pace.
- Intl tip
- Soboba is about 90 minutes from Los Angeles and under an hour from San Diego. The on-site camping makes it an easy one-night stay if you're doing a multi-day intro course.
The guide
Soboba is genuinely unusual in the world of California paragliding schools — it operates more like a flight training center tha…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Soboba Flight Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.77, -116.95