Ellensburg Rotary Park off‑leash dog area closed Feb. 19–20 for maintenance

Rotary Park's off-leash dog area in Ellensburg will be closed starting at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, and is expected to reopen by 3:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, city officials said, with both sides of the park taken offline for maintenance that includes minor fence repair, changing out surfacing, and leveling low spots.

The City of Ellensburg posted the notice to its News Feed on February 12, 2026, and shared it on social channels. The city message reads: "The Rotary Park off leash dog park will be closed February 19-20, 2026, for maintenance. The park will be closed starting at 8 a.m. on 2/19 and reopen by 3 p.m. on 2/20. Work will include some minor fence repair, changing out surfacing, and leveling out some of the low spots in the park. Both sides of the park will be closed. We appreciate your understanding."

Local reporting in the Ellensburg Daily Record confirmed the schedule and attribution to city staff, noting that "City staff said the park will reopen by 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20." The Daily Record’s timeline frames Feb. 19 as a Thursday and Feb. 20 as a Friday, matching the numeric dates the city posted.

The city page lists municipal contact information for follow-up: City of Ellensburg, 501 N Anderson Street, Ellensburg, WA 98926, phone 509-962-7204. The closure notice appears alongside other City News Feed items posted in mid-February, and the city’s site shows social icons for Facebook, X and YouTube and uses CivicPlus for website hosting.

The News Feed post appears on the same page that invites public comment on the Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Sustainable Funding Plan draft; the PROS Plan comment period closes Feb. 27, 2026. Other related city notices on the same feed include a Public Works Department office closure for a staff retreat on Feb. 25 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and a road closure on 6th Ave between Water and Main streets scheduled March 2–4.

Regular users of the Rotary Park off-leash area will need to adjust plans between 8 a.m. Feb. 19 and roughly 3 p.m. Feb. 20 while crews perform the listed maintenance. If Rotary Park is your go-to, share a photo of your favorite pup at Rotary Park in the comments or tell us whether this closure changes your weekday routine.