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Puget Sound Passport: Spot a Salmon

Activity to see where salmon return to spawn

Spot a salmon!

Where are the salmon swimming near you?

Puget Sound Salmon Viewing locations:
Links to Washington State Info on Salmon Viewing Locations

King County Fall For Salmon viewing sites
Thurston County salmon sites
Skagit River salmon sites
Bear Creek/Sammamish River (King County) sites (pdf)

You can also check out a live camera to see if any salmon are around:
Issaquah Salmon Hatchery

Salmon viewing is best in the late summer and fall, when the adult salmon are returning to spawn. But there's a lot more to the salmon life cycle! Get the whole salmon cycle story here.

Now adopt a little coho and help it along the way with the Salmon Challenge Game!