Willow Beach
Willow Beach, AZ 86445
Plan Your Visit
Come explore desert terrain while being face to face with the region’s underwater creatures, see the inner workings of raising fish from eggs to yearlings, all by visiting the unique and exciting Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery!
Other recreational opportunities at Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery include, birding, tours, wildlife watching, and photography. The hatchery is also adjacent to Willow Beach Harbor Full Service Marina & Campground. The marina offers watercraft rentals, a convenience store, a local restaurant, and picnic areas. The campground has both RV and tent capabilities. Come visit us at Willow Beach for some quality time outdoors.
Visitors must go through the Willow Beach Lake Mead National Recreational Area Fee Station located at the entrance of Willow Beach Rd from US-93.
Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery is on the Lake Mead National Recreational Area land, at the end of Willow Beach Rd (mile marker 14). To enter Willow Beach Rd from US-93, visitors must go through the Willow Beach Lake Mead National Recreational Area Fee Station. Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery is 26.3 miles Northwest of White Hills, AZ.
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Get Involved
Whether you want to further conservation, learn more about nature or share your love of the outdoors, you’ve come to the right place. National fish hatcheries provide many opportunities for you to help your community and fish and wildlife by doing what you love.
Services
The hatchery serves tribal partners and the public by annually raising a minimum of 100,000 sterile rainbow trout for stocking the Lower Colorado River system. It produces catchable 10-12 inch fish for weekly stockings at Willow Beach and seasonal stockings below Davis Dam. Additionally, the facility raises endangered razorback suckers and bonytail chubs to a minimum length of 305 millimeters, tagging them for population monitoring and stocking them along the Lower Colorado River as part of a long-term conservation agreement through 2044.
About
Since 1871, National Fish Hatcheries have been applying science-based approaches to conservation challenges. We work with our partners and engage the public to conserve, restore, and enhance fish and other aquatic resources for the continuing benefit of the American people. Conservation is at the heart of what we do, and we recognize that we do this work for the American people–both the present generation who benefit today and future generations who will inherit our legacy of conserving America’s aquatic resources.
Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery and satellite station Achii Hanyo Native Fish Rearing Facility serve the native endangered Razorback sucker and Bonytail chub fish species. Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery also provides tribal and recreational Rainbow trout stockings.