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Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center

A woman and boy look down into the fish pond at Oden Hatchery

Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center

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Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center

 

Hours of Operation

May 1 – June 8: Saturday & Sundays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

June 10 – Oct. 30: Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Nov. 1 – April 30: Closed; outreach available. Email SteensmaC@Michigan.gov for more information.

 

Please note, this is for the visitor center at Oden only. Hatchery building hours may be different.

 

Trails and viewing ponds: Open year-round

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The Oden Hatchery Visitor Center, located on the grounds of the Oden State Fish Hatchery, is the site of the original fish hatchery building, which began operations in 1921. In 2002, a new hatchery was built one quarter-mile northeast of the current visitor center. See a map of the hatchery grounds including the Big Fish Pond and the nature trail.

The hatchery buildings are not available to the public unless on a guided tour. Free public tours are offered daily between Memorial Day and Labor Day and begin at the gazebo in the hatchery parking lot. Call the visitor center for tour times.

 

Visitor center information

K-12 school programs

Oden State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center offers a variety of field trip opportunities and school programs.
Program offerings

Weekly program schedule

Seasonal programs available for adults and families.

Weekly programs