Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - Cold Spring Harbor, New York

Nabiha K.

Cute place for a quick trip with kids under age 14. It’s more about keeping the legacy alive to its founders so if you wanna support the cause do visit. $50-$100 will take care of everything.

Jasmine

The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium is a simple place to visit for some fun. I have passed by the hatchery a few times, curious as to what it exactly was. As someone who resides in Queens, and doesn't come across a hatchery everyday, it was a really nice way to spend some time.

There are three main components to the place: outdoor trout feeding areas, a reptile/amphibian center, and the aquarium. Although modest in size, the space delivers a lot of excitement especially if you love aquatic life. I could've sat staring at the baby turtles inside of the aquarium for hours. I also purchased the fish food to feet the outdoor trout fish for $4.00. They gave us a half filled lunch bag, a pretty hefty amount for that price. It was fun to feed the fish, and to see them navigating for the food.

Overall, I liked this place. It ties into Cold Spring Harbor's love affair with aquatic life, and is a niche thing to do if you've never fed trout before.

Some reminders: There are bathrooms on the premise, and a modest gift shop next to the reptile/amphibian center. There is parking on site that we did not have to pay for.

Mike Z.

Fun entertainment feeding trouts… Small aquariums are spread out between 2 buildings. You could spend about an hour leisurely enjoying the place. Plenty of parking between the hatchery and church building. Lake view from church side is gorgeous, so worth checking it out too. Nature Conservancy’s St John preserve’s trailhead starts from upper parking lot section, hence you could have 3 destinations covered with one stop.

jelly000

My family wanted to go somewhere outdoors at the last minute, my mother found this place and it was lovely. There was a very sweet employee, and he was also very informative about the fish. We got our fish food ($4, worth it). My parents were super happy. It looked like they were kids again❤️ Definitely take your time and admire the fish, the two mini areas with fish, frogs, snakes, salamanders, and turtles while exploring near the church and the beautiful pond/nature.

Galyna S.

Very cozy place!

Have 2 parts - for both sides of the street.

There are a lot of parking spots and a charming church with stunning lake walks.
Price is very affordable - $7 per adult.

Michael &. C. B.

Really cute place to take the kids! They have indoor tanks and also outdoor hatchery. You can purchase a bag of fish food for $4.
Also, if you’d like to go fishing, you must reserve a time slot online, I highly recommend doing it, it’s a cute experience for the kids and you get to take the fish home!

Piers P.

Fun little visit for kids for a couple hours. Entrance is fairly cheap and so is the fish food - pick up a bag and the kids will enjoy tossing pellets into the trout ponds and watching the ensuing feeding frenzy. There are a half dozen hatching ponds outside, and two separate indoor aquariums, each a large room with a few dozen local fish and amphibians.

Charles P.

I used to come here with my mother 30 years ago and I come here with my daughter all the time. We love feeding the fish! Also saw some amateur fishing going on, which is really cool.