Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium Educational Programs and Summer Programs
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium, 1660 Route 25A, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
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Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium Educational Programs and Summer Programs include Summer Programs, Catch & Keep Fishing, and Pollywog Adventures. During visits, participants can tour two aquarium buildings and eight outdoor ponds, feed the hungry trout in the trout ponds, and take part in Catch & Keep fishing. The program also offers special events and activities such as the Animal Passport Program, Hatching Turtle Day, Fins and Jaws, Habitats and Life Cycles, Pond Life, Freshwater Ecology, and a seasonal Egg Stripping program where students can witness egg taking and fertilization.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Open daily 10 am to 5 pm, with extended hours until 6 pm on Saturdays and Sundays in June, July, and August
• Price: Admission: Members: FREE; Children ages 3–12: $5.00; Ages 2 and under: FREE; General: $7.00; Ages 65 and over: $6.00
The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium operates as an environmental education center and public aquarium that continues to raise and stock trout. It maintains the largest living collection of New York State freshwater reptiles, fishes, and amphibians, and its water comes from spring water and six artesian wells at a constant 52°F all year long, with no pumps used to move water through the Hatchery. The Hatchery closed as a New York State fish hatchery on March 31, 1982, and reopened the next day as a non-profit educational center by the Friends of the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, Inc.
Each year, schools, scouts, and other groups visit to learn about the freshwater ecosystems of New York State, and the Hatchery works with Trout in the Classroom to bring Egg Stripping programs into schools. The Hatchery serves the community as a gathering place for special family and educational events and has not tested positive for any certifiable diseases. Contact for fish sales is Director Steve DeSimone.
Last updated May 28, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Open daily 10 am to 5 pm, with extended hours until 6 pm on Saturdays and Sundays in June, July, and August
• Price: Admission: Members: FREE; Children ages 3–12: $5.00; Ages 2 and under: FREE; General: $7.00; Ages 65 and over: $6.00
The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium operates as an environmental education center and public aquarium that continues to raise and stock trout. It maintains the largest living collection of New York State freshwater reptiles, fishes, and amphibians, and its water comes from spring water and six artesian wells at a constant 52°F all year long, with no pumps used to move water through the Hatchery. The Hatchery closed as a New York State fish hatchery on March 31, 1982, and reopened the next day as a non-profit educational center by the Friends of the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, Inc.
Each year, schools, scouts, and other groups visit to learn about the freshwater ecosystems of New York State, and the Hatchery works with Trout in the Classroom to bring Egg Stripping programs into schools. The Hatchery serves the community as a gathering place for special family and educational events and has not tested positive for any certifiable diseases. Contact for fish sales is Director Steve DeSimone.
Last updated May 28, 2026.
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