The Bellvue Fish Hatchery

Today we went to the fish hatchery in Bellvue, a few minutes out of Fort Collins. It was fun watching the fish swim up and down their raceways. One of the best parts about it is a fish food dispenser where you can purchase a handful of fish food for a quarter. It made me want to bring a lot of quarters. We spent about 45 minutes walking around, looking at the fish, and looking for the big fish. We finally found one that was about 2 feet long in the water channel before it dropped into the raceways.

Can you spot the big fish?

Little swimmers

Food fight!


More rainbow trout

The Bellvue Fish Hatchery is open from 8-4 on most days.

Nearest City: Bellvue, CO
GPS Coordinates:
Time Needed: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Kid Friendly: Very
Additional Info: Bring quarters so you can get fish food!