Best Skydiving Near Minnesota
A pull of the ripcord and down you go, harnessed to your parachute and perhaps a skydiving companion. For a few moments you feel the sensation of floating on air. During the free-fall, you become one with the sky. It's gravity defying. Is it any wonder skydiving becomes a passion? With practice, one becomes accustomed to high altitudes. You just need to know where to jump. Here's where to go.
Skydive Twin Cities
2026 County Road J
Baldwin, WI 54002
1-800-SKYDIVE
(715) 684-3416
www.skydivetwincities.com
Skydive Twin Cities has air jump locations at Forest Lake, Minnesota and Baldwin, Wisconsin. Forest Lake is for tandem jumps while Baldwin is for the solo accelerated free-fall. Whether the jumper is a novice or experienced, Skydive Twin Cities shows everyone the ropes. Experienced instructors at Forest Lake teach tandem jumping. Student and tandem rigs are equipped with an automatic activation device (AAD), which activates the parachute if it fails to open.
Skydive Minnesota
10726 155th St.
Milaca, MN 56353
(763) 913-4497
www.skydiveminnesota.org
Skydive Minnesota makes sure free-falling complies with the laws of gravity. The instructors have earned many jump hours and have airline experience. The pilots at this air jump field are trained to maintain the proficiency levels the airline industry requires. For the safety of jumpers, Skydive Minnesota deploys the latest skydiving technologies. Parachutes are equipped to auto activate in case of manual failure.
Westside Skydivers
3234 230th St.
Winsted, MN 55395
(320) 485-2124
www.westsideskydivers.com
The instructors at Westside Skydivers prepare you for the jump. First-time jumpers are harnessed to a master instructor. After two tandem jumps, a jumper can elect to go solo. This is a popular place, so skydivers must reserve their sessions in advance. Westside Skydivers is a member of the United States Parachute Association (USPA).
Skydive Superior
Richard I. Bong Airport
4804 Hammond Ave.
Hangar A-7
Superior, WI 54880
(218) 391-7936
www.skydivesuperior.com
Only five miles from Duluth, off Highway 35 on 46th St., Skydive Superior has been guiding jumpers since 1960. Jumpers get a spectacular view of Lake Superior as they do the tandem or a solo accelerated free-fall. Experienced instructors are present, ready to assist. All instructors are USPA certified.
Southern Minnesota Skydiving
Waseca Municipal Airport
35493 110th St.
Waseca, MN 56093
(507) 461-5838
www.southernminnesotaskydiving.com
At Southern Minnesota Skydiving, you can do a tandem skydive or go solo on a static line. Or, with formal instruction, you can become a licensed skydiver. Students who successfully complete a skydiving program receive a certificate of completion. While in training, you improve your jump skills and have fun doing it. Instructors are USPA qualified.
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