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October 3, 2024
Camas residents Dawn (right) and John Hendricks, of Camas, play pickleball on a shared-use tennis-pickleball court at Crown Park in Camas,  Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Crown Park neighbors frustrated by ‘really loud’ pickleball courts

Following a flood of noise and livability complaints from residents who live near Crown Park’s shared-use tennis-pickleball courts, Camas city officials and parks commissioners are rethinking how they might accommodate pickleball, one of the nation’s fastest growing sports.

August 1, 2024
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 The Port of Camas-Washougal will replace the dirt and concrete trail behind the Black Pearl event center (above) with a pathway, featuring safety lighting and guardrails, that will connect Washougal Waterfront Park and Parkers Landing Marina. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

Port plans pedestrian pathway

The Port of Camas-Washougal is connecting two of its primary riverside attractions with a short-but-safe walking path.

May 16, 2024
Andrew Okerlund, a 2021 Camas High School graduate, climbs one of Washington state's 100 highest peaks during the summer of 2023. (Photo courtesy of Ross James Photography)

‘100 Summits’ documentary about Camas mountain climber headed to local theaters

Last summer, after mountain climber Andrew Okerlund, a 2021 Camas High School graduate, became the youngest person to complete the challenging Bulger List by summiting Washington state’s 100 highest peaks in a single season, the work of promoting Okerlund’s climbing feats was just beginning for another Camas High alumnus.

May 16, 2024
Vehicles park at Heritage Park in Camas, Sept. 14, 2023. The park, which offers access to Lacamas Lake, is set for a parking lot makeover in the summer of 2024, to help manage overcrowding.

Changes ahead for crowded Heritage Park parking lot

Heritage Park is one of Camas’ most popular summertime recreation spots, but overcrowding and double-parking in the park’s public parking lot has caused several headaches for recreationists as well as city of Camas staff over the past few years.