Parker Mountain Slope Site Information

Parker Mountain Flying Site, Acton, CA USA  (34.4597°N, 118.2178°W)

Photo by Dave Wenzlick

View of the ridge near the top of Parker Mountain  This slope site works great in nearly any wind direction, but East or West are when it's at it's best. - Awesome place to fly.  The Mecca of Dynamic Soaring. Small & tricky landing zone.

Directions from Los Angeles area:  With GPS Coordinates

• Interstate 5 North to 14 Freeway - East
• Crown Valley Parkway/Action Exit (The McDonalds exit)  (34.29.28N 118.11.54W)
• Go south on Crown Valley to the 4th right hand turn,
• Syracuse Ave, opposite the elementary school.  (34.28.30N 118.11.83W)
• Take the first paved Left turn "Hubbard Street"  note: the street sign was run over recently, it may not be visible, but it's the 1st paved left hand turn opportunity. (34.28.25N 118.12.05W)
• Wind up this road until it turns into a DIRT ROAD.
• 3/10ths of a mile later, turn LEFT on "Hughes Canyon"  (34.28.48N 118.13.55W)
• At 4/10th of a mile on Hughes, the road forks at the crest of a hill. (34.28.33N 118.13.52W)
• Take the trail on the LEFT. This first 50 feet is the most difficult for a low ground clearance vehicle, because it's steep AND bumpy. After this point, it's only bumpy.
• Continue on this trail for exactly 1.5 miles.  (34.27.51N 118.13.10W)
• Park to the North end of the saddle, crosswise to the ridge. Allow for as many cars on top as possible. First one up, is last one down :-)

For more info, visit:

ACTON WIND METER hourly weather station reports:  http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?ACN  - Read the Peak Wind Speed and Direction (from the mountain peak).  90 degrees is West, 270 degrees is East, but most anything is flyable.

MAP TO REGION: Click here (TopoZone.com), or here for MapQuest Map Search Result