Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
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🎃 Seasonal · Issaquah
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 15 min driveFrom Bellevue · Parking: Free street parking at the hatchery and in old town (except Salmon Days weekend)
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Fall
Every September through November, thousands of Chinook and coho salmon return from the sea to Issaquah Creek, crowding the hatchery's fish ladder and underwater viewing windows while volunteers on the bank teach kids to identify them; the fry ponds are open the rest of the year too.
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