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Dworshak National Fish Hatchery is located at the confluence of the North Fork and mainstem Clearwater River, 3 miles west of Orofino, Idaho. The hatchery was built to mitigate for the loss of steelhead trout in the North Fork of the Clearwater River and its tributaries as a results of the construction of Dworshak Dam. Visitors are welcome from 7:30a.m. until 4:00p.m. daily. Please call in advance for information about group tours and dates of hatchery activities.
To visit the hatchery, turn off State Highway 12 at the Orofino bridge and continue one block north. Turn left and follow State Highway 7 about 3 miles to the hatchery.
We didn't get to see any fish, but we are going to go back a different time of year to hopefully see some mature fish!
Took the self guided tour as we came near closing. Not a lot going on that day there but still an interesting stop. Will take a guided tour next time
Great volunteers full of knowledge interesting films on logging and building of dam. Several times a day tours over dam
We missed the deadline for the guided tour, phone call not returned. While there we tried to flag down an employee, he just drove around us and on his way. But the place is huge with lots of interesting stuff.
