Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery

Facility · Texas ·

Managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service

Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery (NFH) · Restricted Access

886 ft
Elevation
Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery was established in 1938. The 137 acre facility can be found along the Colorado River in Texas between Inks Lake and Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. The current programs at the hatchery consist of providing channel catfish for tribal fishery management programs and to fulfill tribal trust responsibilities, maintaining a refugia for the Federally endangered Clear Creek gambusia, and advancing freshwater mollusk culture. In addition to these programs, the facility continues its long-term cooperative agreement with Fort Hood to increase recreational fishing opportunities on the base.

Getting there

Located 10 miles west of Burnet on Highway 29, then 6 miles south on Park Road 4, then right on Road 117 to hatchery.

30.72194, -98.38778 · 30°43'19.0"N 98°23'16.0"W

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Typical weather

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Precip in1.61.92.62.43.95.51.72.13.03.42.41.7

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 0.3 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 Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery

Can you reserve a site at Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery?
No. Inks Dam 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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