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Park for pooches: Parcel looks promising to let dogs roam off-leash

Nonprofit, Port eye 5.5-acre plot near Grove Field Airport

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Phil Gibbs, a Vancouver resident, captured this joyful photo of his dog, Kira, playing off-leash at a Clark County park. Camas-Washougal residents hope to soon have another off-leash dog park for their pets, since the last one in this area closed in April. (Contributed photo courtesy of Phil Gibbs)

Camas and Washougal residents hoping to take their dogs to a local off-leash park may soon have something to celebrate.

Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer has proposed using a location north of Camas, on a 5.5-acre parcel next to Grove Field Airport, as the area’s only off-leash dog park.

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