The name might look weird, but if a see the rock it looks terrifying, that’s why I say nature is definitely a mystery. Likewise, this rock is an amazing creation of nature. Though it looks beautiful, the journey towards it is not so easy.
Potato Chip Rock is a natural tourist attraction near San Diego, California. It is located on the Mt. Woodson summit and is famous for resembling a potato chip. It is located in an unincorporated part of San Diego County between Poway and Ramona. There is no drinking water, toilet facilities, or rangers along any route to Potato Chip Rock. Potato Chip Rock is one of those hikes that even non-hikers want to go on to get a photo. It is located outside of San Diego, in the town of Poway, and it features a no joke 8-mile hike to a thin rock that people climb on.
This rock requires some scrambling to get to the top and while it looks terrifying to stand on, it doesn’t feel that way until you get up on it.The hike to the rock takes approximately one to two hours.
The rock is located at the top of the mountain, at an elevation between 2700 and 2800 ft. The hike to the rock takes approximately one to two hours. Potato Chip Rock sits 100 feet below the summit. One popular way to reach the rock is through a 6.6-mile round trip hike from the Lake Poway trailhead to the west. There are two other popular routes to the top that start on the east side of Mount Woodson.
The rock is thin and more than 7 feet long, and it looks as if it is about to fall.