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HOURS
Open Every Day, dawn until dusk, FREE access
Our Commitment
Friends of Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH) is here to protect out salmon for generations to come through education and community outreach.
Book A Tour
Spring hatchery tours, through May 30 — tours last 45 minutes, feature multiple spots around hatchery and cost a suggested donation of $10 a person and can be scheduled at least 7 days prior. Click here.
Spring school group tours are also available ($5 per person) and involve feeding the trout, viewing the aquarium and learning about the salmon life cycle. Read more here.
All tours are outdoors.
At the beginning of May, DFW hatchery staff will begin releasing almost 3 million Chinook smolt into the Issaquah Creek. Currently, in the viewing windows, the public can stop over and say good luck to the juveniles before they begin their journey to the sea.
Located 15 miles east of Seattle along the I90 corridor, the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is FREE and open to the general public from dawn until dusk. Situated in the heart of Downtown Issaquah, the 88 year old hatchery is an outdoor education center featuring viewing windows and bridges, salmon and trout raceways, an aquarium, interactive 37 exhibits and displays, a native plant garden and a fish ladder.
Currently over 500,000 juvenile Chinook can be viewed from the windows! Plan your trip!
Spring Work Partys at the Hatchery
Does your group, team or company have a day of giving? Consider a habitat restoration or invasive plant removal morning at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery. Our grounds can always use help with maintenance and plant removal. To schedule a work party: fill out a form
