Plans for new fire station reshapes downtown Camas

The addition of 55 downtown parking spaces due to the upcoming construction of a new fire station

A driver passes both diagonal and parallel parking spots along Northeast Dallas Street in Camas on Friday. The city of Camas plans to reconfigure downtown parking due to the upcoming construction of a new fire station. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

A driver passes both diagonal and parallel parking spots along Northeast 5th Avenue in Camas on Feb. 6. The city of Camas is proposing the addition of 55 downtown parking spaces to compensate for the 50 that will be removed due to the upcoming construction of a new fire station. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Drivers pass parallel parking spots along Northeast Dallas Street in Camas on Friday afternoon, Feb. 6, 2026. The city of Camas is proposing the addition of 55 downtown parking spaces due to the upcoming construction of a new fire station. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Cars are seen parallel parked along Northeast Dallas Street in Camas on Friday. The city of Camas is proposing the addition of 55 downtown parking spaces due to the upcoming construction of a new fire station. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

A parking sign is pictured in downtown Camas on Feb. 6. The city of Camas is proposing the addition of 55 downtown parking spaces due to the upcoming construction of a new fire station. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

A driver passes both diagonal and parallel parking spots along Northeast 5th Avenue in Camas on Feb. 6. The city of Camas is proposing the addition of 55 downtown parking spaces due to the upcoming construction of a new fire station. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Big changes are coming to downtown Camas’ parking infrastructure.

The upcoming construction of a new fire station will require the removal of 50 parking spaces. The city of Camas proposes to offset that loss by adding 55 parking spaces.

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