Place · Outdoors

Issaquah Salmon Hatchery

When

Visit on your scheduleOpen every day, dawn to dusk

Where

Issaquah Salmon Hatchery125 W. Sunset Way, Issaquah, WA 98027Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

All ages

Cost

General Admission is free

Organizer

Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH) / WDFW

State fish hatchery on Issaquah Creek, operated with the nonprofit Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (FISH). Grounds are open year-round, every day from dawn to dusk, and general admission is free. Self-guided tours start at the aquarium room and take 45-90 minutes; a free audio tour in English, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese works on a cell phone. Adult chinook and coho salmon can be watched climbing the fish ladder from late August to mid-November; juvenile salmon are viewable year-round. Trout can be fed ($1 donation) March-November. The FISH gift shop is open during spawning season (August-October daily 10a-2p Mon-Thu and 10a-6p weekends; November 10a-4p Sat-Sun). The grounds are fully ADA accessible; limited on-site parking plus street parking and the Issaquah Library lot.