Leadville National Fish Hatchery - Leadville Things To Do

  • Address: 2844 Colo. 300, Leadville, CO
  • Phone: 719 / 486-0189
  • Website:leadville.fws.gov
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Leadville National Fish Hatchery
2844 Colo. 300
Leadville, CO

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  • Beginning near the teeming cement fish tanks of this hatchery is a nature trail with 15 numbered stations along its 1-mile route. The easy walk takes about an hour and is in a beautiful area near the base of Mt. Massive. ... more on manual_books
  • The Leadville National Fish Hatchery was established in 1889: at 117 years old, it is the second-oldest National Fish Hatchery in existence.  It was started to provide trout to areas where the supply was dwindling, and initially distributed fish all over the Rocky Mountain region.  Now it s... more on TripAdvisor
  • Established in 1889, this is the second-oldest hatchery operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that's in existence today. Rainbow, brown, and cutthroat trout are raised here, at an elevation of 10,000 feet on the east side of Mount Massive. Visitors can also enjoy self-guided nature trail... more on Frommers

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The Fish Hatchery was one of the first places I visited when I moved to Leadville a year ago. The main reason I moved here was the mountains; now that I was here, I found that I didn’t know where to go to really get to them, without embarking on a serious backpacking trip. I just wanted an intr... Claire23, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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  • leadville.fws.gov
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