About this campground
Overview The Jordan River National Fish Hatchery is set in the beautiful Jordan River Valley directly adjacent to the naturally wild and scenic Jordan River. The hatchery has produced lake trout for stocking into the Great Lakes since 1965. On your trip (depending upon the season) you may dine in the picnic pavilion, hike the scenic trails, enjoy the pollinator garden, or ride in on your snowmobile for a break and a hot chocolate. These are but of few of the possibilities that await you at Jordan River National Fish Hatchery. Oh...not to mention seeing the millions of lake trout, brook trout and cisco that call this hatchery home. You may even witness their hatch or see them boarding a hatchery truck headed to their new home in one of our Great Lakes.
Getting there
The Jordan River NFH is located at the very end of Turner Road, West of US Hwy 131 near Elmira, Michigan. It is approximately 20 miles West of Gaylord, Michigan.
Activities
- INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
- FISH HATCHERY
- HIKING
- HUNTING
- INFORMATION SITE
- ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
- PICNICKING
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Explore more Michigan camping
Jordan River National Fish Hatchery doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Michigan campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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