page_title: Poway, California
section_title: Parks and reserves
hierarchical_section_title: Poway, California / Parks and reserves
caption_attribution_description: English: Lake Poway reservoir — in Poway, San Diego County, Southern California. Photo taken from a helicopter. Please acknowledge "Phil Konstantin" as the creator of this photograph.
context_page_description: Poway is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The unincorporated community became a city on December 1, 1980. Poway's rural roots gave rise to its slogan "The City in the Country". As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 47,811.
  Poway is north of the city of San Diego and south of the city of Escondido. Nearby communities include Rancho Bernardo, Sabre Springs, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Peñasquitos, and Ramona to the east. Poway is considered part of San Diego's North County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 39.3 square miles, of which 0.1 square miles is water.
context_section_description: Aubrey Park
  Blue Sky Ecological Reserve
  Old Poway Park (home to Poway-Midland Railroad and Poway Historical and Memorial Society)
  Starridge Park
  Poway Community Park
  Lake Poway
caption: Lake Poway as seen from a helicopter in 2012
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