The Dumps (Mori Point)
Pacifica · near Pacifica · SF Bay Area
Paragliding
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Best season
- Year-round on NW/W sea-breeze days · Summer most consistent
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Paragliding detail
- Flying types
- coastal-soaring
- Conditions
- A classic Bay Area coastal ridge-soaring site just south of Mussel Rock on the Pacifica coast. Reliable NW sea breeze produces smooth ridge lift along the bluffs.
- Ushpa
- USHPA P2+ recommended. Emergency frequency 147.495 MHz (same as Mussel Rock). Paragliding only. Watch for powerlines and RC aircraft.
- Intl tip
- Mori Point is a beautiful GGNRA headland with hiking trails and wildflowers — worth a walk even on days that don't fly. Pacifica's Taco Bell Cantina on the beach is a famous post-flight stop.
The guide
Just down the coast from Mussel Rock, 'The Dumps' at Mori Point is a reliable Bay Area coastal soaring site — smooth NW sea-bre…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to The Dumps (Mori Point) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.628, -122.495