Recreation area

Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery

Fish And Wildlife Service · Orangeburg · South Carolina — managed by Fish and Wildlife Service

Open recreation area — no reservation needed

About this campground

The Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery was established in 1911. The hatchery produces a variety of warm-water freshwater fish, including: striped bass (South Carolina’s state fish), redbreast sunfish, American shad, and lake sturgeon. These fish are stocked annually in reservoirs, lakes, rivers and coastal streams across the Southeast United States. Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery also produces the critically endangered Carolina heelsplitter mussel. These endangered mussels are raised at the Orangeburg Mussel Conservation Center which is part of the hatchery.

Getting there

The Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery is located on lakeview street near Hwy 601 and 4. It is across from the Orangeburg Municipal Airport. Orangeburg is about 77 miles Northwest of Charleston, SC.

Contact
(803) 534-4828

Activities

  • FISHING
  • VISITOR CENTER
  • FISH HATCHERY
  • PICNICKING
  • FISH VIEWING SITE
  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

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