Saratoga
Saratoga, WY 82331-0641
Plan Your Visit
Saratoga National Fish Hatchery provides many exciting visitor opportunities at the hatchery and surrounding area. Open to the public, Saratoga National Fish Hatchery welcomes visitors to the hatchery for a closeup view of the fish rearing process. With over 3,000 visitors annually, the dedicated staff will be available to answer your questions while you explore the Visitor Center and facilities. Bring the hatchery experience alive with educational programs and hatchery tours (on request), and view the large brood fish and the endangered Wyoming toad. Be sure to stop by from late September to early November to watch the spawning activities.
In addition to the hatchery experience, visitors also have a bounty of nearby recreational opportunities to explore:
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Picnicking
- Wildlife and birdwatching
- Photography
- Kayaking
- Mountain biking
Saratoga National Fish Hatchery is located 4 miles northeast of Saratoga, Wyoming, on 120 acres of land.
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The Saratoga hatchery currently provides up to 2 million Plymouth Rock brown trout eggs for other federal, state and Tribal programs. The Hatchery maintains the back-up broodstock for the Eagle Lake rainbow trout and provides Yellowstone cutthroat trout and Rainbow trout for the Wind River Reservation. The hatchery holds a refugium of the endangered Wyoming toad and produces tadpoles and adult toads for reintroduction into the wild.
About
Saratoga National Fish Hatchery was established in 1911 and became a formally designated broodstock hatchery in 1966. Its mission includes providing millions of brown trout eggs to federal, state, and Tribal programs, as well as raising endangered Wyoming toads for re-introduction. The facility also supports the Great Lakes lake trout recovery program and maintains genetically distinct strains of various trout species.