Potato Chip Rock is a natural tourist attraction near San Diego, California, named for its resemblance to a potato chip. The rock is thin and cantilevered over 14 feet. It is located on the summit of Mt. Woodson at an elevation between 2,700 and 2,800 ft, in an unincorporated part of San Diego County between Poway and Ramona.
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Lake Poway is a dam and reservoir in Poway, California, United States. The dam is owned by the City of Poway and was constructed between 1970 and 1972 with the purpose of storing and supplying water, and providing recreational facilities to the community. A $3.2-million bond issue for construction of the dam was rejected by voters in 1964 and 1966, but passed with 87 percent in favor in 1969. Year-round fishing for trout, bass, catfish, sunfish and bluegill is available at the lake.
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Poway High School is a four-year high school in Poway, California, United States. Established in 1961, its approximately 2,200 students are from Poway and the community of Rancho Bernardo. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
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The San Dieguito River Park is a 92,000-acre greenway in San Diego County, California, United States. The park, established in 1989, stretches for 55 miles from the mouth of San Dieguito Lagoon to the Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve close to Julian, following the San Dieguito River. The park is a joint powers authority comprising San Diego County and the cities of Del Mar, Escondido, Poway, San Diego, and Solana Beach.
The park contains the Coast to Crest Trail with the planned length of 70 miles. As of 2017, 45 miles of the Coast to Crest Trail have been built, as were 20 miles of auxiliary trails.
Open space within the park is a home to multiple species, including 230 birds. Coastal sage scrub habitat includes least Bell's vireo, cactus wren, California gnatcatcher and San Diego horned lizard.
A restoration project in the San Dieguito Lagoon was completed in 2011 at the cost of 86 million dollars.
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The Poway–Midland Railroad is a heritage railroad in Old Poway Park in Poway, California.
The group "Poway–Midland Railroad Volunteers, Inc." operates the railroad and was founded in 1991 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration, operation and maintenance of antique railroad equipment.
Excursions are run each weekend. The line has 11 total pieces of railroad equipment. This operation is unusual in that it has a track gauge of 3 ft 6 in narrow gauge.
The Poway–Midland Railroad is owned by the City of Poway and operated and maintained by the Poway–Midland Railroad Volunteers, Inc.
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Poway is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. Poway's rural roots influenced its motto "The City in the Country". The city had a population of 48,841 as of the 2020 United States census.
Poway is part of San Diego's North County.
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