Geocache
Grab your friends and family, get outside, and go exploring! 50 new adventures await all across the beautiful state of Michigan. This one is known as Adventure 32. Each new adveuture takes you to a new location surrounded by natural beauty and outdoor activities.
Adventure 32:
Located in Oden, MI Oden State Fish Hatchery opened in 1920, but was replaced by a brand-new facility in 2002 and is one of the most advanced locations of its kind. Oden rears brown trout and rainbow trout for both inland and Great Lakes waters.
This hatchery also features an official visitor center. Trails and viewing ponds are open all year round.
Other Information:
-Interpretative facilities and trails
-Replica fish transportation rail car
-Show pond featuring fish
-Broodstock facility with adult brown trout and rainbow trout on-site
-Egg-take activities from late September into early January (public is welcome to watch!)
-Underwater viewing chamber to see fish in native habitat
-Scheduled seasonal programming - including kid-friendly fishing activities
-Guided and self-guided tours
-Close proximity to resort towns of northern Michigan
-Bike path
-Birding opportunities (more than 120 species seen, including osprey and eagle)
A land use permit has been obtained for this location.