Coleman National Fish Hatchery

A fun outing

This was a fun outing. We went to see the salmon return and we watched them for a couple of hours. They were HUGE! We watched them in the large holding pen and watched them go up the fish ladders. Nic...

So fun

Our children and grandchildren all visited with us to the fish hatchery where I grew up as a kid. We missed the yearly festival, however, we were unexpectedly given a tour and grandkids given colorin...

The Return of the Salmon Festival is great!

The hatchery is open for self guided tours daily from 7:30 a.m. to dusk. The 2018 Return of the Salmon Festival will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Hidden gem

Worth checking out as a detour on a road trip. Very unique and interesting. We visited in mid February, and saw salmon all the way from tiny ones to large, jumping ones. Not many people know about it ...

Where they produce Chinook and Steelheads

A little bit off the beaten path, but is well worth it. When we were there, since it was "not quite" season yet, we were only able to see the juvenile salmon and steelheads placed in the ponds, called...