Shepherd of the Hills Trout Hatchery

483 Hatchery Rd, Branson, Missouri

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This hatchery, a massive facility with open-air tanks, is the largest in the state of Missouri. More than 400,000 trout are raised each year, with 80 percent of them released into nearby Lake Taneycomo. There is a free visitors center ... Excerpt from An Explorer's Guide: Missouri

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I would recommend this facility to anyone, whether individual, family, or group, from anywhere. more on Yahoo! Travel

I would go because it is free and could be interesting to those who like things like that. more on Yahoo! Travel

The exhibits inside were as fascinating as the tanks outside and offered a very nice ed more on igougo

Ok, let's review: It's free-You can walk in the door, do the tour, walk around on your own, see the fish, and learn for $0. more on Yahoo! Travel

Located just below the Dam you can see it on the free maps available at any Motel. more on Yahoo! Travel

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We were taking an educational trip with our students and due to a hail storm and a tornado warning we were thirty minutes late for our appointment. We were traveling with 50 kids for three and a half hours to tour this place. The ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I just want to say that the hatchery is a wonderfully amazing place for children and adults alike. Not only does the facility offer a wonderful glimpse into how hatcheries work, but what conservation agencies can do, as well. The ... more on Yahoo! Travel

cost nothing to enter and a quarter for fish food took my kids when they were small now I take their kids, we all love it more on Yahoo! Travel

What a cool place to take the kids and best of all its free to the public. My 3 year old loved feeding the fish. more on Yahoo! Travel

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It's free - You can walk in the door, do the tour, walk around on your own, see the fish, and learn for $0. If the youngsters want to feed the fish, a few dollars worth of $.25 will keep ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Very interesting tour, free and self guided, but staff available for questions. The trout and grown here, and then released, ... more on TripAdvisor

The fish are huge. we had fun walking through the hatchery. The people were very informative and helpful, along with being friendly and nice which is a good combination. It was chilly weather so we ... more on TripAdvisor

OK, not surprisingly, older kids liked it, younger kids tolerated it. The great things-it's free, parking's free, fish food is 25 cents, the movie is actually pretty good, and there's a little ... more on TripAdvisor

Fun place for kids and adults! You can feed the thousands of fish they have also see some other animals in their museum! more on TripAdvisor

A place you definitely should check out that is free and fun. more on TripAdvisor

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This was a nice little side trip that was free, except for the 25 cents to feed the fish. I took several photos. The exhibits inside ... more on igougo