A group of students and 1 adult wearing shorts and t-shirts and backpacks look over or through a fence into a fish raceway.

There are always fish to view on-site at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery!

Depending on the time of year, you can see salmon eggs, sac-fry, or fry in our nursery (September-March), fry or fingerlings in the outside raceways (April-March), or adults that have returned from the ocean in the adult ponds (June-August). Summer and fall are also good times to look for adult salmon swimming in Icicle Creek. 

The nursery is only open during Visitor Center hours and the adult pond viewing platform may be locked depending on the time of day and staff availability. The outside raceways are accessible to visitors at any time.