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Willamette Hatchery
Oakridge, Lane County, Oregon. Fish hatchery; all year.
Details
- Where
- 76389 Fish Hatchery Road, Oakridge, OR 76389. Directions
- When
- Dawn to dusk; 7 days a week.
- Getting there
- From Oakridge: Take Hwy. 58 to Salmon Creek Road. Travel one mile on Salmon Creek Road to the hatchery. Salmon Creek Road is 1.7 miles east of the stop light in Oakridge. From the east: Take Hwy. 58 to Salmon Creek Road, just west of the Hills Creek Reservoir turn-off.
- Access
- Call to make advance arrangements.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Call to make advance arrangements.
- Phone
- (541) 782-2933
- Website
- myodfw.com
- Managed by
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
- Established
- 1983 (combined from 1922 trout hatchery and 1911 salmon hatchery).
Willamette Trout Hatchery and the adjacent Oakridge Salmon Hatchery were combined in 1983 and operate today as Willamette Hatchery.
Notable Events
- 1950The trout side was rebuilt between 1950 and '56. myodfw.com
- 1952The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rebuilt the salmon hatchery in 1952 to mitigate for fishery losses caused by the Hills Creek, Lookout Point and Dexter hydroelectric/flood control projects. myodfw.com
- 1983Willamette Trout Hatchery and the adjacent Oakridge Salmon Hatchery were combined in 1983 and operate today as Willamette Hatchery. myodfw.com