Entiat National Fish Hatchery

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Managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service

1,328 ft
Elevation
Entiat National Fish Hatchery was built from 1940 to 1941 on 37 acres of land by the Bureau of Reclamation as one of the fish mitigation facilities for Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin Project. Beginning in the fall of 2009, Entiat National Fish Hatchery began raising summer Chinook salmon using eggs from Wells Fish Hatchery. The goal of the program is to maintain a segregated harvest program for summer Chinook. Fish from this program are not intended to spawn naturally and are not intended to supplement, naturally-spawning summer Chinook populations. Released smolts and returning adult fish must travel 490 river miles between the hatchery and the Pacific Ocean.

Getting there

Just as you approach the town of Entiat on State Highway 97A, go west onto Entiat River Road (look for fish hatchery sign) and travel 6 miles to Roaring Creek Road. Take a left, cross the bridge and turn right into the hatchery entrance. Welcome!

47.70000, -120.31670 · 47°42'0.0"N 120°19'0.1"W

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Typical weather

Typically 88°F in Jul, down to 35°F in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High °F354354637379888879634636
Low °F252834394652585749403226
Precip in2.01.31.40.80.90.80.30.30.41.21.92.4

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