Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery

Facility · South Carolina ·

Managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service

16 ft
Elevation
Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery was established in 1981. Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery has flexible and unique capabilities available to produce and study most freshwater and saltwater aquatic species found in the southeastern United States. As a result, the hatchery focuses on a variety of marine, estuarine, and anadromous species (those that make a migratory spawning run from the marine waters of the estuaries and/or the ocean to spawning grounds in the freshwater rivers). Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery production programs include Atlantic sturgeon, American shad, red drum, cobia, Gopher frogs, and the Savannah Lilliput mussel. Additionally, the hatchery is heavily involved in coastal aquatic habitat restoration and the management of non-native aquatic species, especially those that negatively impact recreational fisheries, or local restoration/recovery programs.

Getting there

Area consists of 31 acres bordering the Edisto River south of Charleston, South Carolina on Bears Bluff Road

32.64400, -80.25100 · 32°38'38.4"N 80°15'3.6"W

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Typical weather

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Precip in3.63.33.73.73.35.66.36.96.13.92.63.5

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 4.7 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 Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery

Can you reserve a site at Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery?
No. Bears Bluff National Fish Hatchery is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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