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This event celebrates and honors the receipients of the Special Friends Award each year and is the official start of the summer season at the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery.
The Father's Day Brunch occurs every Father's Day. Enjoy a delicious meal catered by the Bay Leaf Cafe in the beautiful setting of Ruby's Garden and celebrate your dad's!
Family Creek Fair also occurs on Father's Day each year and is an excellent way for kids to play fun games with their dad's. Enjoy lawn fishing, balloons, and free ice cream
The Annual Garden Party Live and Silent Auction is the main fundraiser for the Booth Society each year. The event is held at the W.S. Tretheway Pavillion and features a delicious catered meal. Each year brings a new set of items up for silent and live auction. This is an excellent way to show your support for the Booth Society and ensure the continuation of the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery.
Hatchery Holidays is a celebration of the Christmas and Holiday season at the D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery. A group known as the Christmas Ladies decorates the Booth House each year exquisitively. Luminaries line the path up to the house and throughout December there are chances to meet Santa and share some Christmas cookies on the porch of the Booth House. Local musicians contribute holiday music and be sure to stop in the Pond Shop to stock up on Christmas gifts.
Each featured event celebrates the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery.
Enjoy the hatchery all year long!
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives welcomes visitors to the historic hatchery and museum for an educational closeup view of the fish production process.
With over 145,000 visitors annually, the dedicated staff and volunteer hosts at the Visitor Center and Museum bring the hatchery experience alive with educational hatchery and museum tours and exhibits. Educational programs/tours are provided for the public and school groups during business hours.
D.C. Booth Historic
National Fish Hatchery
& Archives
423 Hatchery Circle
Spearfish, SD 57783
Phone: 605-642-7730
Beautiful flagstones surround the oval lawn behind the 1905 home that housed the hatchery superintendents until 1983. Beautiful, professionally-landscaped flowerbeds surround the garden that is full of color all summer long.
Rental Fee Information:
Your rental fee includes a $100 tax-deductible donation to the Booth Society Endowment Fund.
The hatchery was constructed to propagate, stock, and establish trout populations in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. After a very successful fish production history, the hatchery ceased operations in the mid-80's and reopened with a new mission and partnerships to help preserve the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's historic and cultural heritage. Visitors can tour the historic buildings during the summer season from May to October.
Today, the Booth Society operates under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and co-operates the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives along with support from partners; the City of Spearfish, South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks, and the American Fisheries Society Fish Culture Section. (link pages to names)
The Booth Society manages visitor services, the volunteer program, educational and outreach programs, coordinates the South Dakota Junior Duck Stamp Program, coordinates special events and community outreach, manages retail sales, advocates for the hatchery, coordinates rentals in Ruby’s Garden, and supports Friends Groups nationally. As a non-profit, citizen-based group, the Society relies on donations, sales, and City subsidy funding to promote to promote, preserve, and enhance the educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities at the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery.
Find out more about how you can become a volunteer!
More Information coming soon!
More Information coming soon!
Mistie Caldwell, President
Kathy Standen, Vice President
Barb Zwetzig, Treasurer
Larry Kallemeyn, Secretary
Carol Athow
Terri Bjorum
Jay Bogard
Anne Dickman
Brad Gordon
Mike Gussiaas
Sandy Klarenbeek
Kevin Krog
Les Voorhis
Laura Weber
Don Wolkenhauer
The Booth Society provides tours to groups and schools.
At D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery, we are able to keep the grounds open 365 days a year and the buildings open seasonally due to the dedication and support from the volunteer program.
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery is located adjacent to Spearfish City Park and City Campground in Spearfish, South Dakota. 1. Select a date 2. Fill out a RENTAL AGREEMENT (click to download) 3. Confirm availability by calling or emailing the Garden Manager. 4. Mail your deposit or call in your credit card number to hold your ...read more
You can now rent chairs for your wedding right from Ruby’s Garden. We have 200 white, wooden folding chairs on site. Contact the Garden Manager for further information and sample contract. Ruby’s Garden Wedding: •Price: $2.00/chair •Deposit: Included in $200 rental deposit •Set Up/Tear Down: Included with chair ...read more
Can we drive into the hatchery during our event? Yes. We will issue you 5 (five) vehicle passes that will allow you to drive through the hatchery to the garden. No more than five vehicles at a time will ever be allowed onto hatchery grounds. Each renter is responsible for the actions of his/her guests who will be operating vehicles on ...read more
Photographers Black Hills Portraits Loni LaRive 605-390-6318 www.blackhillsportraits.net Caterers The Bay Leaf Cafe 126 W. Hudson Spearfish, SD 57783 bayleafcafe.net (605) 642-5462 Spearfish Chophouse 523 Spearfish Canyon Rd Spearfish, SD 57783 (605)642-1134 Cheyenne Crossing (605)584-3510 Reception Locations W.S. Tretheway Pavilion 115 ...read more
