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Camas leaders resurrect off-leash dog park talks

Parks director meets with DOGPAW, will soon gauge community interest

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Dog owners take their pets to DOGPAW's IKE Memorial Park in Vancouver on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

It has been more than six years since Camas-Washougal’s only off-leash dog park — the Donald and Angeline Stevenson Off Leash Area located on a 16-acre parcel at 3003 Addy St., in Washougal — closed its gates, forcing local dog owners in search of an off-leash park to shuttle their pooches to other parts of Clark County.

Since then, Camas-Washougal officials have tried to find a suitable space for a new dog park to no avail. In 2017, Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer proposed using a 5.5-acre parcel near the Grove Field airport and partnering with the nonprofit Dog Owners Group for Park Access in Washington (DOGPAW) for park operations and maintenance duties.

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