Parasailing
Last Updated: September 2026
Planning a first parasail? These guides cover who can go, parasail versus paraglide, what it feels like, clothes, cost, kids, and weight. Search a ZIP when you are ready to find an operator.
The first-timer product is you in a harness under a chute, towed by a boat that lets you up and reels you in. You do not fly the wing. You do not run a hill.
Soft wing you fly from a hill? Paragliding. Motor on your back? Paramotor.
Start here
- Can Anyone Parasail?
- What Is Parasailing?
- Parasailing vs Paragliding vs Paramotor
- Is Parasailing Scary?
- What Does Parasailing Feel Like?
- What to Wear Parasailing
- What to Bring Parasailing
- Parasailing With Kids
Planning
Quick Facts
- Experience needed: none
- Boat crew flies the ride
- Not a paraglider
- Weight window is real
- Best first step: What Is Parasailing?
Find this near you
Search a city, state, or ZIP and filter to Parasailing. Or browse Water. Independent directory, not a booking service. Book on the operator's official website.
Find operators
Browse Water for Parasailing operators, or jump to one of these live listings:
- Havasu ParasailLake Havasu City, AZ
- Action Watersports Lake TahoeSouth Lake Tahoe, CA
- Full Throttle TahoeKings Beach, CA
- Lake Tahoe ParasailKings Beach, CA
- North Tahoe WatersportsKings Beach, CA
- San Diego Parasailing AdventuresSan Diego, CA
- Tahoe Sports ParasailingSouth Lake Tahoe, CA
- Dewey Beach ParasailDewey Beach, DE
- Boogies WatersportsDestin, FL
- Captain Jambo's Miramar Beach ParasailingDestin, FL
- Chute The BreezePanama City Beach, FL
- Daytona Beach ParasailPonce Inlet, FL