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Since 1881, Colorado Parks & Wildlife fish hatcheries have been dedicated to improving the fish populations of our beautiful state. Today, CPW operates 19 hatcheries that breed, hatch, rear and stock over 90 million fish per year.
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14214 County Rd 76. Pitkin, Colorado 81241. 38.5985, -106.5322. Hours: 8:00AM-3:00PM daily. Visitors are welcome to conduct a self-guided tour. Call ahead to arrange a guided tour. Description: The Pitkin Hatchery is a cold water facility that sits at 9,200 feet in elevation in the Quartz Creek Valley. It is a brood and production facility ...
TitleAddressLatlonContent14214 County Rd 76 Pitkin, Colorado ...38.5985, -106.5322Hours: 8:00AM-3:00PM daily. Visitors are ...2957 Highway 133 Carbondale, Colorado ...39.378143,-107.203842Features: Visitor center with educational ...8077 Hatchery Rd Hotchkiss, Colorado ...38.772000, -107.768046Features: Self-guided tours; staff ...11466 State Highway 325 Rifle Colorado ...39.695350, -107.701310Hours: 8am to 4pm, year-round Features: ...In Colorado, there is a total of 18 hatcheries raising 30+ species of fish which Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) operate. Twelve of these hatcheries are cold water facilities, two are warm water facilities, two are cold and warm water, and two are USFWS hatcheries.
Hatchery NameLocationCold Or Warm Water FacilityColdNathrop, COColdColdColdHotchkiss National Fish Hatchery produces about 600,000 trout every year and distributes them to reservoirs in southwestern Colorado and northern New Mexico to restore and protect fish populations within the Colorado River basin.
Feb 28, 2019 · Not all of Colorado’s fishes are born in the waters they call home. Each year, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) breeds over 90 million fish in 19 hatcheries across the state. These fish are then distributed to waters around Colorado.