July 7, 2025 3:30 a.m.
Happy Trails Dog Park will reopen this summer after fencing is replaced.
A City of Roseburg release said a contractor is scheduled to start work in about two weeks to replace 730 feet of fencing that was mangled in the one-acre space next to Templin Beach Park, on Southeast Templin Avenue.
The dog park has been temporarily closed after suffering damage from flooding by the South Umpqua River during record rainfall on March 16th. The fencing around the park was completely destroyed and the flood left water and debris in the park.
Public Works Director Ryan Herinckx said, “That park got hit pretty hard”. Herinckx said this happened just as parks staff needed to get baseball and softball fields ready for spring games.
Since the storm, Public Works and Parks crews have been working throughout the community to first assess damage, then determine priorities and either perform repairs or hire contractors.
Roseburg Public Works priorities began with ensuring the integrity and safety of roads, intersections and culverts; maintaining or repairing damaged sections of the public storm drainage system; and removing debris and sand left in several parks and across the multiuse Umpqua River Trail.
The release said that contractors, including fence installation companies, have been in high demand following the flooding as government agencies, businesses and local residents have worked to recover from the storms.
At the dog park, staff removed debris, trimmed trees, and cut down two trees whose root structures were undermined by the flood. Parks staff have been making landscape improvements and have cleaned up the park entryway. Staff also set a table and two benches upright and put them back into place.
Parks Superintendent Shanna Epperson said staff have been doing this work before the fence goes in. Crews will continue to clean the parking lot area as well.
Fencing work should start by July 21st and be finished by the end of the month. The dog park is set to reopen immediately after.
Park repairs, including new fencing installation, will cost approximately $15,000.