Pendills Creek
Brimley, MI 49715-9007
Plan Your Visit
Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery is located along the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway, on the Curley Lewis Memorial Highway. When you arrive at the hatchery, a visitor parking lot will be to your left with an informational kiosk about our program. Follow the signs to the visitor lobby for self-guided tours. Depending on the time of year, you may see lake trout eggs, fry, fingerlings or yearlings. Public beach access to Lake Superior is across the road from the hatchery. A pavilion and picnic tables are available to use, as well as a boardwalk down to the lake. The hatchery is nestled within the Hiawatha National Forest of the Eastern Upper Peninsula, a four season destination for all ages!
Most visitation is via self-guided tours, please contact the hatchery at 906-437-5231 to schedule a guided tour.
What To Do
If you have 15 minutes
- Enjoy a quick visit to our kiosks
If you have one hour
- Check out our visitor contact station and facility
If you have half a day or more
- Visit our facility, then enjoy the Lake Superior public beach access site. Have a picnic under the pavilion, then take the boardwalk to Lake Superior and spend the day at the beach.
Know Before You Go
Sun hats and insect repellant are always a good idea in the spring and summer. Be careful of tripping hazards and deep water when viewing fish inside our fish raceway building.
Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery is located within the Hiawatha National Forest along the shoreline of Lake Superior. The hatchery is located west of Brimley, Michigan along W Lakeshore Drive.
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Get Involved
Our volunteers are individuals who want to give back to their communities: parents, retired people, concerned citizens, and students interested in conservation and aquaculture. Please call or email the hatchery to learn about future volunteer opportunities and outreach programs, including school tours.
Services
Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery produces 1 million lake trout yearlings for stocking into Lakes Michigan and Huron each spring, and is an integral component for the restoration of lake trout in the Great Lakes.
About
Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery has produced lake trout for stocking into the Great Lakes since 1951 and was the first facility established for the Lake Trout Restoration Program. The hatchery contributes to the restoration of lake trout populations by producing more than 1 million yearlings for spring stocking into Lake Michigan and Lake Huron each year. Its history includes rebuilding the main office in 1977 and completing a new fish production building in 2009 to protect hatchery fish.