This facility was established in 1928 and converted to the state's primary salmon hatchery in 1972. Platte River State Fish Hatchery is the birthplace of the Great Lakes salmon program. It is also the main egg collection site for coho salmon in the upper Great Lakes and produces the following species:
- Coho salmon
- Chinook salmon
- Atlantic salmon
- Walleye
Hatchery Features
- Educational facilities & trails
- Lower weir harvest & passage facility and upper weir egg collection station
- Adult salmon returning to spawn mid-September to late October
- Trailhead for state trails & stop-on area bird tour
- Proximity to Traverse City, state forest lands, campgrounds & Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
See the fish stocking database for detailed information of fish stocked.