Carved Rock!

Carved Rock
Landmark #187 Riverside County Visited: February 4, 2012 Plaque?  NO. 🙁
What is it? A beautifully carved boulder marking the place where a great Luiseño chief passed on!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: The petroglyphs were carved by the Luiseño Indians, their meaning is said to be: “A chief died here. These are his plumes, his portrait, his sign, and the animals sacred to him.” The Luiseño Indians who lived in Temescal Valley belonged to the Shoshonean linguistic group. The rock has been damaged by vandals.

OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up!

How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
In canyon
0.4 mi N of I-15 (P.M. 32.5)
8 mi S of Corona, CA 92883

ANNOTATIONS:
Those are super vague directions, and I had a really hard time finding this landmark! I’m going to keep it that way, because I don’t want this landmark to end up totally ruined like Painted Rock! The only additional detail I can give you is to park your car on Park Canyon Drive, 1.3 miles southeast of the intersection with Dawson Canyon Road! Then go west! If you want specifics, email me!

From Los Angeles: ~58mi (94km) — 1hrs
From Sacramento: ~440mi (709km) — 7.4hrs
From San Diego: ~91mi (147km) — 1.6hrs
From San Francisco: ~437mi (704km) — 7.3hrs

When should I go? This landmark is hard enough to find during the day, so I would limit your search to daylight hours!

Carved Rock

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