October 23, 2025 8:04 am
Environment, News, Outdoors, Washougal 
Corinthia Barnhart, program manager for Washougal’s parks and cemetery department, talks about the work at Mable Kerr Park over the summer. Now open, the park was closed in August to allow the city and Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership to work on restoring floodplain salong Campen Creek. (James Rexroad/for The Columbian)
Chris Collins, restoration project leader, discusses how the city of Washougal and Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership worked to reconnect Campen Creek and restore floodplain habitat at Mable Kerr Park. (Photos by James Rexroad/for The Columbian)
Details of Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and the city of Washougal’s work to reconnect Campen Creek and Mable Kerr Park are highlighted on a project map. The park recently reopened after closing in August to allow crews and heavy machinery to work in the area. (photos by James Rexroad/for The Columbian)
Corinthia Barnhart, program manager for Washougal’s parks and cemetery department, talks about the work done at Mable Kerr Park over the summer. Now open, the park was closed in August to allow the city and Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership to work on restoring floodplain areas along Campen Creek. A new bridge over a larger stream allows visitors to reach wilder areas of the park. (Photos by James Rexroad/for The Columbian)
WASHOUGAL — Coho salmon and lamprey can once again take refuge and grow to maturity along Washougal’s Campen Creek at Mable Kerr Park thanks to a recently completed $1 million reconnection project by Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and the city of Washougal.
Mable Kerr Park reopened on Oct. 8. The park had been closed to visitors since Aug. 12 to allow access to heavy equipment and construction crews.
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