Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery, Eastern Sierras

It's lovely to stop and take a look at Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery, in the Eastern Sierras. Here you will feel like you're in Austria! There is a gorgeous German-style building made of rounded stones and half-timbered wood. Behind it soar the Sierra mountains. In front is a pond lined with lilies. Ducks drift along in the water. This used to be a fish hatchery until a fire and mudslide killed the fish. There are picnic tables in the shade of several trees. It is just a few minutes from the freeway, so make a stop, and make your drive feel shorter!

There is a gift shop that is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Built in 1916, the hatchery building was made of 3,500 tons of granite, with each stone collected and sorted to fit, rather than cut to size.
Seven minutes to the south, check out the Eastern California Museum, a humble museum that makes everyone in the family happy with its interesting, diverse exhibits.
To check out a fish hatchery that is still working, and feed the fish, go to Fish Springs Hatchery, 23 minutes north.
Another good stop 1 1/2 hours south of here is Indian Wells Brewing Company where you can try unusual flavors of soda and see quirky roadside attractions like a skeleton driving a truck.
30 minutes north and another 22 minutes west, go for a hike you will always remember at Big Pine Creek North Fork Trail, a gorgeous place under towering pines and soaring mountain views!
A nice roadside town with a bakery, frozen yogurt place, bookstore, and coffee shop is Bishop, 38 minutes north of here.

Directions

Mt. Whitney Fish Hatchery is located at the intersection of Oak Creek Rd and Fish Hatchery Rd, Independence CA 93526. Follow the signs.

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