The ODFW Visitors' Guide
Northeast Region
Best time to visit: June - September
Fish raised: Spring chinook salmon
What to see and do
At the hatchery: Lookingglass Hatchery offers a small inside display area and viewing window plus information signs on the grounds. Adult chinook salmon are present during most of the summer.
Nearby: The Blue Mountains offer hiking, camping, viewing, hunting and fishing opportunities for area visitors.
Photos: Photos of Lookingglass Hatchery
Directions
From either north or south on I-84: Take exit 261. Turn right at the stop sign. Go to the third stop light and take a left on Hwy 82 (toward Elgin and Wallowa Lake). Travel about 10 miles to the town of Imbler, continue on Hwy 82 to Elgin (eight more miles).
When you get into Elgin, turn left on Division Street (Hwy 204 – Tollgate Hwy). Go over the railroad tracks to the first cross street, which is N.10th Street. Turn right on N. 10th Street and go to the "Y" in the road. Stay to the right of the "Y" and travel three miles to a stop sign. Turn right onto Palmer Junction Road. Travel another 13 miles then, at the next "Y" is the Lookingglass Hatchery sign. Turn right. The road becomes a gravel road for two miles
Address and Phone
Lookingglass Hatchery
76657 Lookingglass Road
Elgin, OR 97827
(541) 437-9723
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