Merriam Crater is a northern Arizona site and has launches that provide great flying for new P2 pilots to experienced thermal/XC pilots and has a long history of pilots from all over the world flying here. It is mandatory to get with local pilots prior to arriving due to the unique, highly challenging to forecast and extreme high desert conditions here! It has been an official flight park since 1991 and serves as a memorial to the late paragliding instructor, Dixon White. Merriam Crater is not a USHPA/RRRG insured site, and sits on the edge of the Navajo Indian reservation and the Little Colorado River Valley (LCR). This dormant volcanic cinder cone provides treeless, 180-degree launch possibilities that range from the morning and evening sled ride to long XC's as well as glass off conditions at times for both hang glider and paraglider pilots.Īll pilots must be current members of the Arizona Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (AZHPA). Membership info here.Īll pilots must be current members of the United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association ( USHPA) and have ratings listed below.Īll pilots must have a current H2/P2 or higher USHPA rating while launching and flying. Management emphasis is for the use of 2-, 3-, and 4-wheel vehicles. All P2 pilots flying after 9:30 AM and before 5:30 PM year round must be accompanied by a local P3 pilot familiar with the site.Īll speed wing and mini wing pilots must have appropriate ratings and fly during morning and late afternoon hours. Slope of the cinder cone at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument north of Flagstaff, Arizona Backroad leading to SP Crater, a volcanic cinder cone, part of. Name: Cinder Hills OHV Area, Arizona Location: 12 miles northeast of Flagstaff, AZ Description: Approximately 13,500 acres in the Cinder Hills has been designated for off-highway vehicle recreation.
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