Grovers Creek Salmon Hatchery

Richard Donnelly

Salmon are running and we watch them coming up the fish ladder and had a tour by one of the employees at the salmon hatchery

Ethan Soderstrom

Thought it was pretty nice. The staff was welcoming and informative. It was really nice they let us feed the smaller ones. Overall, it was a very fun experience!

Jeanne Meek

It's educational and social. people exchange thoughts and recipes while learning about the process.

Debbie Swan

A facinating diamond in the rough. Located in Indianola, WA this salmon hatchery has been around as long as I can remember. I have been there twice. The first time when they were collecting eggs from the females and milking the males to fertilize the eggs. That was oddly facinating in an "ew" kind of way. The second time was just recently when I was showing off Kitsap County and well, all newbies to the Pacific Northwest need to see a salmon hatchery. This little hatchery did not disappoint. On this day they had over 700,000 salmon fry they were raising. Very cool. So yes, this a real Pacific Northwest hatchery, run and managed by the Suquamish tribe. They do not charge admission and when you pull in you will think your at the wrong place, but your not. Someone will come out, show you around, take you on a tour, answer your questions, let you toss some food to the fry and if your real lucky, take the time to explain the life cycles of the different salmon fry they are raising. Quiet, quaint and pure pacific northweat awesomeness.