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Deer Creek

South-facing site · 240 m takeoff · 240 m height gain

Site details on the map

Overview

Deer Creek is a flying site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 240 m. It works best in southerly winds, and can also work in south-easterly and south-westerly winds.

  • Relatively unknown coastal site. If flying solo and it's not quite soarable and you don't want to fly all the way down then a secondary LZ is on the shoulder halfway down: 34.066930° -118.989922° Source: ParaglidingEarth

When to go

Flyable days per month in a typical year.

Flyable days for Deer Creek are on the way. We are scoring ten years of weather for every site, month by month, against this site, its region and the sites around it.

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • LAX Los Angeles International Airport56 km
  • BUR Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport60 km
  • HHR Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport63 km

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Deer Creek; most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot. Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Where to stay

The nearest towns, for a bed, food and a lift to takeoff.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Deer Creek.

From Wikipedia, text and photos under their own licences on each article.

Flying nearby

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Flying Deer Creek?

Takeoff, landing, rules, the hour by hour forecast and live wind are in the site details on the map.

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Sources

Short extracts from ParaglidingEarth. Read the full guide before you fly.

Read the paragliding weather guide