Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery
Facility · Arkansas ·
Managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service
Greers Ferry Recreation Area (Recreation Area) · Open Access
- 313 ft
- Elevation
Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery, established in 1965, is nestled along the beautiful tailwaters of the Little Red River below Greers Ferry Dam. Nearby you'll find excellent opportunities for camping and world class trout fishing year-round. In cooperation with the State game and fish agencies of Arkansas and Oklahoma, the hatchery provides mandated mitigation of Rainbow and Brook Trout. The trout are distributed into tailwaters below federally operated dams located within Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. The hatchery is also involved in the conservation of imperiled non-game fishes. Over 50,000 people visit annually.
Getting there
The hatchery is located below Greers Ferry Dam on Highway 5/25 North, three miles north of Heber Springs.
35.51376, -91.99576 · 35°30'49.5"N 91°59'44.7"W
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| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 0.1 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery
- Can you reserve a site at Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery?
- No. Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.
Camping near Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery
- John F Kennedy 0.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Dam Site(greers Ferry) 0.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Old Highway 25 2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Heber Springs 4 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Shiloh 8.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Hill Creek 10.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Devils Fork 11.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Narrows (Ar) 11.9 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Sugar Loaf 15.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Choctaw 21.7 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Blanchard Springs Caverns 32.7 mi · Tickets · we watch it
- Blanchard Springs Campgrounds 33.3 mi · Campground
Contact
- Phone (501) 362-3615
- Email Sherri_Shoults@fws.gov
- Info Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.
Facility information and photographs from Recreation.gov (RIDB). SpotOpened is not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.
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