Elings Park (Santa Barbara)

Overview

Elings Park (Santa Barbara) is a hill site in United States with a recorded launch elevation of 114 m. It works best in south-westerly winds, and can also work in southerly and westerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring, using foot launch.

• It is a nice training hill. Source: ParaglidingEarth

Getting there

Plan to reach the landing field or the nearest town to Elings Park (Santa Barbara); most takeoffs are reached by shuttle, cable car or a ride from a local pilot.

Things to do

For the days the wind is wrong: places worth a visit within 10 km of Elings Park (Santa Barbara).

• Douglas Family PreserveCulture · 1.1 km awayHistoric public park in Santa Barbara, CA
• Arroyo Burro BeachOutdoors · 1.1 km awayBeach in Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
• Santa Barbara LightCulture · 1.8 km awayLighthouse in California, United States
• Trinity Episcopal Church (Santa Barbara, California)Culture · 3.1 km awayChurch in California, United States
• Janssens–Orella–Birk BuildingCulture · 3.3 km awayUnited States historic place
• Our Lady of Sorrows Church (Santa Barbara, California)Culture · 3.3 km awayChurch in California, United States
• Alice Keck Park Memorial GardenOutdoors · 3.4 km awayPark in California, United States
• Santa Barbara County CourthouseCulture · 3.4 km awayUnited States historic place

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

• Parma LZ6 km NE
• Skyport (Santa Barbara, CA)9 km NE · Faces S
• EJ Bowl10 km N
• VOR11 km N
• back of the rack11 km NE
• Carpinteria Launch23 km E
• Nuthouse42 km E
• Ojai - Chief43 km E · Faces S

Pilot notes