Flying Sites in Colorado

Primary sites developed & maintained by RMHPA

P2 / H2 / M1

Boulder - Wonderland

First student flights to epix XC.

Last Update:

1/7/25

P3 / H2

Wolcott - CURRENTLY CLOSED

Evening thermals and glassoffs.

Last Update:

11/24/25

Copper Mountain

Advanced site w local guide, mostly winter.

Last Update:

1/5/26

Glenwood - Lookout Mountain

Advanced thermal XC launchpad.

Last Update:

1/5/26

P4 / H4

Crested Butte

Advanced high-altitude flying off the Crested Butte ski area.

Last Update:

1/11/26

P4 / H4 / M2 *Sponsored

Golden - Lookout Mountain

Popular drive-up site for advanced pilots.

Last Update:

1/9/25

P2 / H2 / M1

Bellyache

Intro mountain site for morning sleds & thermals.

Last Update:

3/29/25

P2+ / M2

Peak 6

Big mountain flying popular with speedwings

Last Update:

12/30/25

Glenwood - Red Mountain

Morning ridge lift soaring.

Last Update:

1/5/26

Blodgett Open Space

Closed. Coming soon.

Last Update:

12/17/25

P2+ / H2+ / M2

Williams Peak

Evening glassoffs with stunning Gore Range views.

P2 / H2 / M1

Kenosha Pass

High altitude thermals and soaring.

Mt. Herman

High altitude front range thermal paradise.

Douglas Pass

High mountain XC on the western slope

P2 / H2

Villa Grove

Huge mountains, huge thermals, huge XC.

The Duck

Lakeside evening soaring flights.

P3 / M2

Stovepipe

Thermic flying along the Book Cliffs.

Backcountry sites - undeveloped but associated with RMHPA

P2 / H2 / M2

Otto's Ridge

Reliable ridge soaring & kiting

Mt. Victoria

Morning speed laps or east wind big thermals.

Loveland Pass

Light wind high alpine paradise.

Aspen

Soaring, strong thermals, & tandems with views

Secondary sites for info only - unassociated with RMHPA.
Not maintained by RMHPA. Fly at your own risk.

Other Sites

Telluride, Crested Butte, Steamboat, and Reeder Mesa have delicate access and are invite-only.
Buffalo Mountain, Azure, Junction Butte, Independence Peak, and Ptarmigan Peak do not have good legal access.
High Lonesome flight park is now closed.
The Book Cliffs and western slope are riddled with launches for advanced pilots and explorers!
Possible future additions: Section 16, Dominguez, Peach, Lincoln, Mt Princeton, Willow ...

Flying Sites in Colorado

Primary sites developed & maintained by RMHPA

Backcountry sites - undeveloped but associated with RMHPA

Secondary sites for info only - unassociated with RMHPA. Not maintained by RMHPA. Fly at your own risk.

Other Sites

Secondary sites for info only - unassociated with RMHPA.
Not maintained by RMHPA. Fly at your own risk.