Recreation area

Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery

Fish And Wildlife Service · Burnet · Texas — managed by Fish and Wildlife Service

Open recreation area — no reservation needed

About this campground

Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery was established in 1938. The 137 acre facility can be found along the Colorado River in Texas between Inks Lake and Lake Lyndon B. Johnson. The current programs at the hatchery consist of providing channel catfish for tribal fishery management programs and to fulfill tribal trust responsibilities, maintaining a refugia for the Federally endangered Clear Creek gambusia, and advancing freshwater mollusk culture. In addition to these programs, the facility continues its long-term cooperative agreement with Fort Hood to increase recreational fishing opportunities on the base.

Getting there

Located 10 miles west of Burnet on Highway 29, then 6 miles south on Park Road 4, then right on Road 117 to hatchery.

Contact
(512) 793-2474

Activities

  • FISHING
  • WILDLIFE VIEWING
  • FISH HATCHERY
  • HIKING
  • PICNICKING
  • VISITOR CENTER
  • MOUNTAIN BIKING

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Details from Recreation.gov's official RIDB catalog. Conditions change — confirm with the managing office before you go. Not affiliated with Recreation.gov or any federal agency.