Flock & ALPR Cameras in Kelso, Washington
Volunteers have reported 5 automated license plate readers in and around Kelso — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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- Sep 10 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 8 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 8 Flock Safety camera newly reported
- Sep 7 Flock Safety camera newly reported
Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.
Where the cameras are in Kelso
The readers mapped around Kelso break down as 6 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jul 2026; the most recent in Sep 2026.
- Allen Street — 3 readers
- South Kelso Drive — 1 reader
- Talley Way — 1 reader
- West Main Street — 1 reader
Kelso in the Cowlitz County picture
Cowlitz County has 2 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #2,123 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 111,539 residents and 3,598 road miles. By road density that is 0.00 cameras per road mile, in the top 96% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 3 traffic.
Camera activity around Kelso, last 30 days
4 newly reported, 1 removed in our hourly change log for Kelso. Latest change logged Sep 10, 2026.
What’s watching Kelso
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Kelso — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Kelso (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Kelso
- 2 new license plate readers reported around Kelso, WA
- Kelso installs Flock cameras, police chief pushes back against 'misinformation' – KIRO 7 News Seattle
What you can do in Kelso
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Kelso
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).