Oden State Fish Hatchery

Elizabeth Slater

2024-04

Such an inexpensive way to kill some time on a beautiful day. Our go to for burning some energy. Lots of trails for hiking, walks etc. In the summer they have fish food in candy quarter dispensers to feed the fish. There are giant fish in there!

Lady Virtue

2023-08

Had a great time with family 💖 Highly recommend going on tour, and then feeding the fish. Great time to learn and walk trails! Even a cute little gift shop. Truly grateful for this beautiful place!

Kristy Sting

2020-05

Nice place to stop and take a walk. Dogs are allowed so that was a bonus. You can feed the fish at the ponds. The ponds are filled with large trout and ducks. The water is clear so you can see everything! I probably spent a good 45 min with my dog walking around the trails, reading the educational signs, and feeding the fish. I would highly recommend it for kids of all ages.

Chris Hoekstra

2019-05

Located in Oden this hatchery y has some amazing sights. They have a small museum in an old train car. They have a ton of gorgeous nature trails. The have and underground viewing area to view young fish in a stream. Plus two ponds with full size fish. Plus they have a fish food machine to buy feed. Toss is the pellets and watch the fish and ducks go berserk. It is both hilarious and amazing. I could easily spend an hour or 2 here.Overall to me a 5 star experience. Would I return? In a heartbeat!

Andrew Koerner

2023-05

Took the kids for the hiking trails and did the tour. Highly recommend if you happen to be in the area.

Jonathan Gworek

2020-05

Great place for a walk through the woods, learn about the fish, staff is super friendly and helpful, tours are offered or you can go out alone ...don't forget your quarters to feed the fish!!

Greg Radke

2023-06

The visitor center, trails and especially the tour at the Michigan DNR Oden Fish Hatchery are absolutely great with information about the trout that they raise and plant in Michigan. The visitor center has a nice little gift shop and information. The train car is a well preserved interactive historic display of the historic was trout were delivered by rail. The below stream level stream viewing area always has trout visible in their natural environment. The big trout pond with the biggest trout who no longer can produce brood stock is fun.(bring quarters to get fish food to throw to these largest of trout. The paved walk on the grounds is about a mile for the whole loop but about a tenth mile to the to the viewing area and another tenth to the pond. We drove by car the five minute ride to the tour at the rearing buildings.The staff and tour guides are friendly knowledgeable and willing to share so much information about this location’s nearly 100 years of raising trout as well as fishing biology and DNR activities. The tour was so informative with our group who is interested in the scientific details of the fish rearing. Our Guide (Larry) was so friendly shared details on the operations and answered all our questions. We are trout fisherman and could relate to all they do. They had multiple kids on a school trip who see it as an educational experience.

Teddy

2022-05

I have visited many times and it is always so much fun to go on the tour. Getting to feed the trout is tons fun for kids as well. Al you need to do is to bring a small bucket of dog food for feeding the fish at the trout ponds.

Erica Baker

2023-07

Very cool place! Tour was awesome and we had a great time looking around the grounds. The gift shop was adorable.

David Schneider

2023-05

Absolutely a great day with the tour guide on 9-15. I learned so much from him. This is 5 star operation. I never realized as a chef, how much you could learn about fish, and what the State does for us. So well organized, a " must see".

Ida Smith

2022-05

Outstanding! Educational, beautiful and clean. What an awesome place to spend a day, perfect for all ages!

Leah Gorney

2019-05

My husband and I went there today. We arrived 10 minutes before the 2:00 tour. We were the only ones for the tour and what an experience. It was interesting to learn about the process at the hatchery and to walk around the trails and to feed the fish in the big ponds. Would definitely recommend this place for families or couples who want to experience something they normally wouldn't do.

Dan Grahn

2017-05

Stopped here on a whim while driving by, made it just in time for the 3:00 tour. The guide was incredibly knowledgeable and engaging. The gift shop was very reasonably priced.The viewing chamber and fish feeding stops are a short walk and excellent for small kids.

Frederic DeWitt

2023-05

Terrific visit. Tour woman was great. Grandkids (3 & 1) loved feeding the fish. DNR did a terrific job. Don't miss it!

Nicole Marie

2020-05

We stopped here over this past weekend for a rest from our bike ride. The walking trails were very nice and maintained quite well. There were a lot of fish to see as well!

Joy Miller

2022-05

Pleasant place to visit any time of the year. Brings along some quarters to purchase pellets for feeding the fish. Fun for all ages.

Jennifer Younk

2022-05

Nice place to walk around - we loved feeding the trouts in the pond and the rail car was neat as well.

Winsome Lenfert

2019-05

Read website closer. It says open till 6pm, but if you read down page it actually closes at 4 pm and last tour is at 3pm. Heard great things but did not arrive till 5:30!and it was closed.

Jerika Kiley

2020-05

Nice place to walk! Great forest scenery accompanied with a fish hatchery. Unique to the area

Sarah Maggrett

2018-05

This is an awesome fish hatchery it's a great place to see river otters and and a lot of waterfowl like wood ducks and buffelheads

Marilyn Perrin

2020-05

Very interesting place to take our 9 year old grandson. Our tour guide, Maddie, was a knowledgeable and informative guide

Jeff Van Beck

2017-05

Awesome place. saw the otters , bald eagle, and of course the fish. great for kids.

Jen Tooman

2019-05

Always worth the stop!

Casey Buckleitner

2021-05

Awesome place to see fish

Jon Muranko

2019-05

Great place for kids.

Karen Valentine

2022-05

Such a neat place!

Smart Wash

2023-05

Great for families