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Pequest and Hackettstown Trout Hatcheries

Charles O. Hayford ("Hackettstown") State Fish Hatchery
Information on the Site:

Hackettstown Hatchery site at the NJ DEP webpage:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/hacktown.htm


Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center

Information on the Site:

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The Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center site at the NJ DEP webpage:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pequest.htm

Upcoming Events at Pequest:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/budding.htm

Information on organizing Group Programs to the Hatchery and Education Center:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/peqprog.htm

Pequest Trout Hatchery Production Summaries:
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/peqsum.htm

Directions to the Hatchery:

The Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center is located between Great Meadows and Buttzville on Rt. 46, approximately 8 miles west of Hackettstown in scenic Warren County. Admission is free.

From Rt. 80: Take Exit #19 (Rt. 517). Go south toward Hackettstown approximately 5 miles. At the first traffic light you come to (downtown Hackettstown) make a right onto Rt. 46 West. Go approximately 8 miles to hatchery entrance on eastbound side.

From Rt. 78: Take Exit #17 (Rt. 31). Take Rt. 31 North approximately 17 miles to its end at Rt. 46. Make a right onto Rt. 46 East. Hatchery entrance is approximately 2.5 miles.