High Bridge Dog Park temporary closing next week, residents already eagerly awaiting improvements

SPOKANE, Wash. - Starting Monday, you and your four-legged friend will have one less dog park to go to in Spokane.

Construction on the High Bridge Dog Park is set to begin Monday and run through early October. The park will be closed until construction is complete.

Dee Casillas and his dog Danah Scully spent Thursday afternoon at the dog park. He said the park is huge and has the most dogs out of all the parks in the city.

"I think since I've been in Spokane, I've noticed this is the quintessential dog park of the area," Casillas said.

Starting next week, the 10-acre park is getting a makeover.

"Since 2022, Spokane Parks and Spokane Public Schools have had an incredible partnership working together to try and improve dog park service citywide," said Spokane's park planning and development manager Nicholas Hamad.

Hamad said you can expect to see significant improvements in accessibility and safety once construction is complete.

Renovations will also include taking care of the existing grounds to reduce fire risk.

"I'll definitely be waiting for this place to open up again," Casillas said.

Many others in the park said there's not many comparable in the city. The most similar is a temporary park behind Peperzak Middle School.

This temporary park will remail open until both the High Bridge Dog Park and the new dog park on 63rd Avenue and Regal Street are complete.

Casillas and Scully are already looking forward to the construction being complete.

"It's encouraging me to go on a dog park tour of the city and kind of see what else is out there," he said.

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