DNR - Oden Hatchery Visitor Center

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OPEN WITH REDUCED HOURS

Days and hours of operation have been reduced, please see below for new hours. Call the center first to confirm the hours we are open the day of your planned visit to confirm.

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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 gift shop, operated by the Oden Hatchery Friends Group, carries a variety of fishing-related books for children and adults, as well as T-shirts, sweatshirts, children's fishing rods, bird calls, coffee mugs, magnets, nature wind chimes and more. All profits remain at the center and enable us to purchase interpretive programming materials and host public events.
Events at Oden Fish Hatchery and Visitor Center
Oden Hatchery
Big Fish Pond and Viewing Chamber
Wolverine train car
Friends Group

In response to the majority of school-aged children doing school from home either full time or part time, our education staff has put together a series of live, virtual lessons for teachers to book for their classrooms, and a wide variety of videos, virtual tours, activities and webinars for children to do at home.

Learn more about these resources at Michigan.gov/DNREducation.